Skull Wars: Kennewick Man, Archaeology, and the Battle for Native American Identity - Brossura

Thomas, David H.

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ISBN 10: 046509225X ISBN 13: 9780465092253

Casa editrice: Basic Books, 2001

Riassunto

The 1996 discovery, near Kennewick, Washington, of a 9,000-year-old Caucasoid skeleton brought more to the surface than bones. The explosive controversy and resulting lawsuit also raised a far more fundamental question: Who owns history? Many Indians see archeologists as desecrators of tribal rites and traditions archeologists see their livelihoods and science threatened by the 1990 Federal reparation law, which gives tribes control over remains in their traditional territories.In this new work, Thomas charts the riveting story of this lawsuit, the archeologists' deteriorating relations with American Indians, and the rise of scientific archeology. His telling of the tale gains extra credence from his own reputation as a leader in building cooperation between the two sides.

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L'autore:

As Curator of Anthropology and former Chairman of the Department of Anthropology at the American Museum of Natural History in New York, David Hurst Thomas is responsible for the largest collection of Indian artifacts and remains in the world. Thomas is a founding Trustee of the National Museum of the American Indian and a member of the National Academy of Sciences. He lives in New York City.

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• Editore: Basic Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2001
• ISBN 10: 046509225X
• ISBN 13: 9780465092253
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 371