Who Is Kennewick Man? Study Determines Racial ID of 8,500-Year-Old Skeleton
An archaeological mystery that called into question the racial history of the Americas has finally been solved. After consecutively assigning him Caucasian, Japanese, and Native American ancestry, a team of scientists including some at UC Berkeley say they have finally determined the geographic origins of the Kennewick Man.
From the Fall 2015 Questions of Race issue of California.