Kennewick man and Indians

[Vidyasankar Sundaresan]

Tarek Wani <tarekwani at USA.COM> wrote:

>A recent New York Times story
>
>http://www.nytimes.com/library/national/science/110999sci-first-americans.html
>
>says that the Kennewick man (7000 to 9300 years old) found in the US is of
>Indian (South Asian) stock. The implication of this discovery is

The description of the Kennewick man is based mainly on phenotype as of now.
I believe the genetic testing has not yet been done, because of the
litigation caused by Native American groups claiming the body for reburial.
As a scientist, I would say it is too early to comment.

Vidyasankar
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