Roger Downey

Gebundenes Buch

Riddle of the Bones

Politics, Science, Race, and the Story of Kennewick Man

Beschreibung

From its discovery in the Columbia River shallows three years ago, reporter Roger Downey has chronicled the epic adventures of the skeleton called "Kennewick Man": first as pretext for a media feeding-frenzy, then as centerpiece of a legal circus pitting celebrated scientists against Native Americans, the Corps of Engineers, and the Clinton White House, finally, at the long last, as object of rational scientist study. The saga of Kennewick Man offers abundant opportunity to explore todays rapidly changing scientific theories about how the Americans first came to be settled, and by whom. But it also casts light on the divisions within the fields of anthropology and archaeology concerning the role of politics and race in the pursuit of scientific goals, what constitutes ethical procedure in dealing with ancient remains, and the very purpose and direction of the scientific enterprise itself.

Autor

Roger Downey takes us to the center of the controversies over "Kennewick Man," the surprising 9,000-year-old Caucasoid-like skeleton, and the interpretation of when and where the Americas were first settled. THE RIDDLE OF THE BONES, vividly told by a Seattle Weekly journalist who has covered the story from the first dicoveries in the Pacific Northwest, forces us to reconsider what we know of America's first settlers and who can legitimately lay claim to the artifacts and interpretation of our past.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Copernicus / Springer New York / Springer, Berlin
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-0-387-98877-1
• 2000.
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. Februar 2000
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 241mm x 160mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 520g
• ISBN-13: 9780387988771
• ISBN-10: 0387988777
• Artikelnr.: 08803044