Between 40 and 55.
is that how old he was before he died or when he was discovered?
Kennewick Man was estimated to be between 40 and 55 years old when he was discovered in 1996.
Kennewick man was found near Kennewick, Washington, USA. Kennewick is in the south east part of the state.
Kennewick man is a 9000 year old skeleton found in the Colombia river. There was a spear point found in his hip, he had a deformed skull, crushed ribs, and a broken elbow. When they collected all of his bones and found him.
There is a link to an article on Kennewick Man below. The article does not have all the facts, but it has a lot more than we have room for here.
On July 28, 1996 The remains of a prehistoric man, ( Kennewick man ) was discovered near Kennewick, Washington.
Kennewick Man is now at Burke Museum in the University of Washington. The ownership of the remains are in litigation pending several law suits.
After the Kennewick Man was found (by accident, according to reports), scientists were able to use the remains to look at how people lived in that area about 9300 years ago. They were surprised at the age of Kennewick Man, which was about 50-60.
After the Kennewick Man was found (by accident, according to reports), scientists were able to use the remains to look at how people lived in that area about 9300 years ago. They were surprised at the age of Kennewick Man, which was about 50-60.
Kennewick man who was about 9,000 years old and a Caucasian found in Kennewick, Washington was the oldest American inhabitant. An older group of first nation Caucasians have now been located in Florida. So the answer is European type Caucasians were the first inhabitants of the Americas coast to coast.
They discovered the Kennewick man on July 28th, 1996.
The address of the Kennewick Branch Library is: 1620 S. Union, Kennewick, 99338 M
The group that put a quick end to the Kennewick Man study was a coalition of Native American tribes who claimed the remains under NAGPRA laws and requested their immediate reburial.