Old bones are telling new tales

Behind two locked doors at Central Washington University, what might be called Son of Kennewick Man sits inside a cardboard box.

The faceless skull dates back 9,000 years - just 400 years younger than the superstar skeleton unearthed from the banks of the Columbia River. While Kennewick Man ignited a legal battle over the control of ancient bones, the skull at CWU has barely raised a ripple.

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