Go east, Kennewick
Man
New evidence supports the traditional
view that early settlers of the Americas, including Kennewick Man, hailed
from Asia, not Europe.
References:
Long, J.C., et al. 1999. DNA marker analysis for evidence
of European contributions to Native American gene pools before and
after Columbus. Meeting of the American Association of Physical Anthropologists.
April-May. Columbus, Ohio.
Powell, J.F. 1999. New craniofacial and dental perspectives on Native
American origins. Meeting of the American Association of Physical
Anthropologists. April-May. Columbus, Ohio.
Sources:
Jeff C. Long
National Institutes of Health
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
Laboratory of Neurogenetics
Bethesda, MD 20892-8110
Joseph F. Powell
University of New Mexico
Department of Anthropology
Albuquerque, NM 87131
From Science
News, Vol. 155, No. 20, May 15, 1999, p. 315.
Copyright © 1999, Science Service.
