Anthropologists Try to Muddy the Waters
Posted: Thu Feb 15, 2007 11:36 am
http://www.unm.edu/~market/cgi-bin/archives/001718.html
Law, however, is based on precedential decisions. The trick is in determining if the facts of each case are similar enough to warrant or mandate the use of the precedent.
recent case regarding repatriation of even older remains and artifacts from Spirit Cave, Nev., suggests that the Kennewick Man case should be used as a legal precedent and that the remains of Spirit Cave Man are not Native American.
Four University of New Mexico anthropologists have written an article where they suggest that a precedent in Paleoindian human remains is “inappropriate and unnecessary.” They claim that each case is unique and that repatriation determination should be handled case-by-case.
Law, however, is based on precedential decisions. The trick is in determining if the facts of each case are similar enough to warrant or mandate the use of the precedent.
