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Multi-periodSite Name: Columbia ParkCountry: United States
NOTE: This site is 13.743 km away from the location you searched for.
Region: The West Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Kennewick, WA
Latitude: 46.224600N Longitude: 119.1637W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
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-1 | Completely destroyed |
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4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
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5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
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5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
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A Site of Historic Note in Benton County, Washington.
This is the location of what may be considered one of the top American Archaeology finds of the 20th Century - the skeleton known as Kennewick Man.
Dating to over 9000 years ago, this is one of the oldest, nearly complete sets of human remains found in the Americas. The legal fight for the disposition of Kennewick Man has gone on for 10 years, testing the limits of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA.) In 2005, the courts determined that the connection between the remains and modern American Indians claiming the remains was unproven. This has allowed the further study of the skeleton by forensic archaeologists.
Columbia Park is a developed city park on the banks of the Columbia River. The entire shoreline at Columbia Park is accessible; the location given here is not specifically the find site. There is not much to see, but it is an interesting location of historical and political note, as well as prehistory.
Web References: National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior Archaeology Program Website on Kennewick Man. This site is now out of date (2004) but includes links to most of the earlier investigative reports that have been written on the remains, including several physical examinations, DNA study, and C14 Dating. The Burke Museum Website on Kennewick Man includes archives of published studies and legal findings, including new progress.
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