Bill would help study of ancient remains

Aug 11, 2006
Bill would help study of ancient remains (AP)
A plastic casting of the skull from the bones known as Kennewick Man is shown in a July 24, 1997 file photo taken in Richland, Wash. A federal law governing protection of American Indian graves would be amended to allow scientific study of ancient remains discovered on federal lands if the remains have not been tied to a current tribe, under a bill proposed by U.S. Rep. Doc Hastings.(AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)

(AP) -- A federal law governing protection of American Indian graves would be amended to allow scientific study of ancient remains discovered on federal lands if the remains have not been tied to a current tribe, under a bill proposed by U.S. Rep. Doc Hastings.



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