"Eighty years after the Scopes trial dealt a blow to the anti-evolution movement, a similar face-off between science and religion is slated tomorrow in the U.S. Senate.
This time the issue is whether to preserve the right of science to discern the stories of the earliest Americans or to accede to beliefs of some Native American tribes that all ancient remains belong to them � even when there is no provable connection.
An action against science could stall the court-ordered study of Kennewick Man, the 9,300-year-old remains stored at the University of Washington's Burke Museum.
Science should win again."
Get the Story:
Editorial: Science and religion: Scopes to Kennewick
(The Seattle Times 7/27)
NAGPRA Amendment Bill:
S.536:
Technical Corrections Act
Court Decision:
BONNICHSEN
v. US (February 4, 2004)
Relevant Links:
Kennewick Man, Department of Interior - http://www.cr.nps.gov/aad/kennewick
Friends of America's Past - http://www.friendsofpast.org
Kennewick Man Virtual Interpretive Center, The Tri-City (Washington) Herald
- http://www.kennewick-man.com
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