Kennewick Man: Go to the Kennewick Man Virtual Interpretive Center maintained by Washington State’s Tri-City Herald Newspaper at http://www.kennewick-man.com/.
Browse the news stories about Kennewick Man http://www.kennewick-man.com/news/. What are some of the other groups besides the archaeologists and Native Americans who have made a claim to Kennewick Man?
Since the discovery of Kennewick Man in the summer of 1996, it seems that every month brings a new twist to the legal tussle that has surrounded his remains. What is the latest news?
What do you think should be done with the remains? How do you justify your position within the ethical, legal, and scientific frameworks that the participants in this case are working under?
Archaeological Fieldwork: Go to the National Park Service's page describing the excavations at Stafford and Rayfield Plantations at the Cumberland Island National Seashore in South Carolina at http://www.cr.nps.gov/seac/cuis.htm. Read the introduction to the site and the work. Then click on the "daily progress report with pictures and text" and go to http://www.cr.nps.gov/seac/daily/daily.htm. Read the description of the work from each of the days and view the photographs.
What kind of archaeological site is this? Why were archaeologists investigating the site?
Before excavations began, what kind of work did they do?
How did the archaeologists investigate the site before they started to do any excavations? Did they pick the locations to excavate randomly?
From the photographs, what kinds of tools do the archaeologists use for the excavations? How do they control where they are excavating?
