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To: JeanS
This chap could well turn out to be other than an American Indian. They should at least let the truth be determined before he is buried. By the way, I agree with Indians that it stinks that their ancestors are unearthed and displayed in museums.
5 posted on 02/23/2003 5:18:55 PM PST by Righty1
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To: Righty1
"By the way, I agree with Indians that it stinks that their ancestors are unearthed and displayed in museums."

The article says these remains are estimated to be 9,300 years old. Do the Indians or any other group have proprietary rights to ancient remains?

8 posted on 02/23/2003 5:25:03 PM PST by 7 x 77
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To: Righty1
"This chap could well turn out to be other than an American Indian. They should at least let the truth be determined before he is buried. By the way, I agree with Indians that it stinks that their ancestors are unearthed and displayed in museums."

There are no Native American/American Indian (as we know them today) skeletons ever found in North America that are older than 6,000 years. The skeletons prior to 6,000 years ago belong to another racial group, like Kennewick Man(9,300yo), Spirit Cave Man (9,400yo), Buhl Woman (reburied) and etc.

9 posted on 02/23/2003 5:25:41 PM PST by blam
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To: Righty1
When portions of Jamestown VA became an archaological site, some of my ancestor's remains ended up on display in a museum.

We feel privileged to help advance knowledge of those times.

Now, when we get to the Colville, Nez Perce, Umatilla and Yakama, we already know enough about Kennewick Man to suspect that the real motive these guys have is to hide the fact that their ancestors butchered and ate him!

10 posted on 02/23/2003 5:26:07 PM PST by muawiyah
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To: Righty1
"By the way, I agree with Indians that it stinks that their ancestors are unearthed and displayed in museums."

Given its age, it is unlikely to be the ancestor of any of these tribes. They're simply assuming it is and their prime motivation for assuming so is political. Get over it.
18 posted on 02/23/2003 5:35:04 PM PST by aruanan
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To: Righty1
By the way, I agree with Indians that it stinks that their ancestors are unearthed and displayed in museums.

The Teutons Goths Vandals And Huns
Germany, colour language: German, English, Polish, Hungarian, Russian, Danish, and Swedish/English Subtitles
production: ZDF Enterprises, Germany runtime: 60 min

This four part series examines the great barbaric invasions of Europe by using interviews with archaeologists and the creation of colourful and vivid renectments create a vivid picture of events.

The first episode traces the movements of the Germanic Teuton and Cimrion tribes who set out from Jutland in 120 BC in search of plentiful food and a warmer climate. 20 years later the Cimbrians met their fate at the hands of the Romans in northern Italy.
The second episode examines the Battle of Varus at which Romans suffered a disastrous defeat at the hand of the Cheruscans in 9 AD. This part also traces the movements of Gothic tribes across Baltic Sea from Scandinavia to new settlements in Central Europe.
The third episode examines the invasion of the Huns in 375 AD in East Europe. The army of the Huns appeared where they weren't expected and were known as the most hideous fighters. They were fast and extremely brutal. Due to their organizing abilities and obedience the Huns became a danger for all of Europe. The Germanic people were forced to leave their homes and Gothics, Vandals, Franks and Alemanni were pushed southwest with some wandering for generations. In 410 AD, the Goths arrive in Rome and capture the city.
The fourth episode: Expelled from the Franks the Visigoths move further to Spain at the beginning of the 6th century. They settled in the former Roman provinces of Spain that became their new kingdom. The Gothic King Leovigild defeated the soldiers of Rome and established a Gothic empire on the Iberian isle while the Ostrogoth tribe, after settling down in Italy, slowly died out. In the North of Europe the Angles, Saxons and Jutes fought each other and the Franks, settling down in Germany and France became the founders of the Holy Roman Empire. The mediaeval Europe is formed by the coronation of Karl the Great in 800.

Each week they'd take an appropriate skull from the collection in the Buda-Pest Museum, and reconstruct the facial features to illustrate the episode.
Did it stink that my "ancestors are unearthed and displayed in museums"?
No, and this was 1900 years ago, not 9000. First Peoples need to get a life.

23 posted on 02/23/2003 6:20:57 PM PST by Oztrich Boy
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