Controversy and a legal battle still surrounding the bones of found a few years ago in washington state. eight prominent anthropologists have sued the army corps of engineers, which has jurisdiction over the bones, for permission to study the bones. the corps wants to return the bones to the local native americans for reburial.

Kennewick Man  

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In 2015 DNA evidence showed that Kennewick Man was more closely related to Native Americans than to any other population.

The Army Corps of Engineers returned his bones to the Yakama Nation and they were reburied according to Native traditions.

separation of church and state? not sure what you mean.

i'd say from a moral standpoint, the brains are both of equal value.

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