Bones from Kennewick Man
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Courtesy of the National Park Service Archaeology Program.
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- Prehistory, contact, and the Lost Colony: First part of a North Carolina history text for secondary students, covering the land, American Indians before contact with Europeans, Spanish exploration, the Roanoke colony, and the Columbian Exchange. (Page 2.2)
- North Carolina History: A Sampler: A sample of the more than 800 pages of our digital textbook for North Carolina history, including background readings, various kinds of primary sources, and multimedia. Also includes an overview of the textbook and how to use it. (Page 2.1)
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In 1996, the skeletal remains of a prehistoric man were found on the bank of the Columbia River near Kennewick, Washington. An archaeologist determined that the man — referred to as “Kennewick Man” — had lived 9,200 years ago and died of a projectile wound to the head.
These photos from the National Park Service show close-up images of some of Kennewick Man’s bones.
