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1996 Kennewick Man, the remains of a pre~historic man, is discovered near Kennewick, Washington.


Two men at a Washington state park stumble on a skull, part of a skeleton later found to be over 9,000 years old—one of the oldest in N. America. “Kennewick Man” is reburied 21 years later, in Native American rites.

Kennewick Man is the name generally given to the skeletal remains of a prehistoric Paleoamerican man found on a bank of the Columbia River in Kennewick, Washington, United States, on July 28, 1996.

It is one of the most complete ancient skeletons ever found.

Age: 8.9k – 9k years BP
Common name: Kennewick Man
Place discovered: Columbia Park in Kennewick, Washington
Species: Homo sapiens
Language: Nahuatl

Source: history.com , internet, ancient-origins.net