A battle over bones: lawyers contest the fate of an 8,400-year-old skeleton from Washington State
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The skeleton known as Kennewick Man, one of the oldest ever uncovered in the Western Hemisphere, has prompted a group of anthropologists to file a suit challenging the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). Five Native American tribes have claimed the skeleton, but the scientists charge that there is insufficient evidence of cultural affiliation. The 8400-year-old skeleton has traits that are unlike those of modern American Indians, but similar to those of other Paleoindian remains of similar age. The claims are being evaluated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, but scientific study of the skeleton has not been permitted.
Publication Name: Archaeology
Subject: Anthropology/archeology/folklore
ISSN: 0003-8113
Year: 1997
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Maverick Mayanist
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Ian Graham has been recording Mayan inscriptions through photographs and drawings since 1959. His work is compiled in the 'Corpus of Maya Hieroglyphic Inscriptions' found at the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology at Harvard University. His mission is to record every Mayan monument in existence. His efforts were honored in 1981 when he received a MacArthur Foundation 'genius' award. A history of Graham's life and work is detailed.
Publication Name: Archaeology
Subject: Anthropology/archeology/folklore
ISSN: 0003-8113
Year: 1997
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Case of the golden phiale
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The phiale of Achyris, a gold libation bowl dating to Greece in 300 B.C., is the focus of an ongoing debate over the excavation and selling of antiquities. First owned by a Sicilian collector, the phiale was sold to a New York financier and then seized by U.S. Customs. The ensuing lawsuit intensifies the need for museums to ensure artifacts are obtained via legal means.
Publication Name: Archaeology
Subject: Anthropology/archeology/folklore
ISSN: 0003-8113
Year: 1998
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