Kennewick Man Was Native American Ancestor, DNA Suggests

This clay facial reconstruction of Kennewick Man was carefully sculpted around the morphological features of his skull. Credit: Brittney Tatchell, Smithsonian Institution A new study ends a nearly 20-year debate over whether a famous ancient skeleton is related to modern Native Americans. But the findings also open a new chapter in an equally long legal battle over who decides the fate of the remains.