Kennewick
Man is the name for the remains of a prehistoric
man found on a bank of the Columbia River near
Kennewick, Washington, on July 28, 1996. The discovery
of Kennewick Man was accidental; a pair of spectators
at the yearly hydroplane races found his skull
while swimming in the Columbia River. [1]
It has a very high religious and historical value,
and four Native American groups (Nez Perce, Umatilla,
Yakama and Colville) claimed it to be buried by
traditional means. Only Umatillas continued further
court proceeding but gave up in for the final
Supreme Court. The remains will therefore be preserved.
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