[onedoug]

Until peer review takes place, this remains a potential hoax. No more.

What does the Smithsonian think they’re doing?

[SunkenCiv]

It isn’t a potential hoax.

The Smithsonian is merely complying with the law (in this case NAGPRA, which abbreviation surprisingly isn’t the same thing as NAMBLA, despite the sodomizing that results from both) and the court decisions. I applaud this attempt to get more study done — although I’m not optimistic that it will work.

[G Larry]

“this remains a potential hoax”

Which “this”?

The dating of the bones?

The ethnic origins?

The simple fact is that the remains are human remains, that are not typical of native American Indians.

[blam]

Just in time, Owsley arrived on the Kennewick Man scene and with the prestige and lawyers of the Smithsonian and saved the KM bones from being re-buried by Indians who aren't as related as myself to these bones.

I'd cut these folks some slack on the peer review front considering the fight that has gone on and is still continuing with the Indians trying to obtain physical contol of the bones and suppress any scientific information obtained from them.

I find the Windover Site in Florida just as fascinating. I'm reading a book ,DNA USA, by Bryan Sykes and he says the Windover DNA is haplogroup X, the European variety.