up around the USA. When they appare at first at least to have cacasion characteristics. However the "Native Americans" are saying that they are positive that those bones are their ancesters. I ask another question on here about the old world knowing about the new world and then forgetting about it long enough for it to have to be rediscovered. One person said that "native americans" were to primitive to know if bones in clift were white or some other color. So if those bones are to ancient for them to know about why do they have the right to claim other bones as being theirs but can't not claim or know the bones in the clift are not theirs.
to restate the story in the other question In a book called
White Woman of Ganeese Co. A white girl was raised by Indians in the South somewhere (Ganeese Co) and lived with them the most of her life once she was passing a clift with a group of other women and was told by them that the bones that were visiable in the clift were whiteman's bones.
2007-08-16 12:22:56 · 3 answers · asked by Ddvanyway 4 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Not only white man's bones but that they had been there long before the "People" (which is what the Indians call themselves) had been there.
2007-08-16 12:24:55 · update #1
Yes Ms Taurus I would not mind if my great grandmother was dug up and "played" with as long as it answered questions. As for that I would not mind if after I was dead they dug me up if it answered questions and gave answers to the future generations.
I don't however think that they "play" with the remains. I am sure they treat them with respect. Besides the dead know not anything. But the living know that they shall die.
2007-08-16 18:59:35 · update #2
I think if the bones are old enough that the origin is unclear they should be tested. I realize that native Americans want their ancestors to have a proper burial and be respected. I know the scientists would handle these remains with the utmost care (probably more than their ancestors!)and respect. Knowing this, I feel the bones should be studied thoroughly and quickly returned to the proper ppl (tribe) for reburial. The bones found in Washington would have been studied, DNA tested (to find who they should be returned to) and reburied already if there hadn't been a 10 yr fight over the remains. We need to take a page from the Canadians. The anthropologists and local tribes work together and things are settled quickly, cheaply and respectfully!
2007-08-16 14:07:31 · answer #1 · answered by beth l 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Since the finding that the Clovis people were not the first in the Americas, a lot of these issues have become more clouded.
Yes, parts of the Old World apparently knew about the New World (Atlantis?) and then the knowledge passed into folklore.
Would carbon dating help resolve things? Certainly. Should it be done? I'd say yes because there is a lot unknown about the pre-Clovis peoples.
2007-08-16 19:37:42 · answer #2 · answered by Tom 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Blood or not, it's still ancestral people of this content and even IF they were of a separate "racial stock" chances of intermarriage are strong. Thus, yes, they rightfully call them ancestors.
Seriously, if someone dug up your great grandma's bones to play with, would you be happy?
2007-08-16 21:47:50 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋