The Kennewick man is a human skeleton discovered by two college students in July 1996. The students were trying to get a better view of a hydroplane race, so they went along the Columbia river to find a spot. While they were on the river, they noticed something in the water. This turned out to be the skull of the Kennewick man. After they reported the incident, an archaeologist found the rest of the skeleton. They were able to find 90% of the Kennewick man’s skeleton. The man was about 45 years old when he died about 9,400 years ago. He is one of the oldest skeletons found in North America. The skeleton of the Kennewick man went through genetic testing to determine the ethnicity. Dr. James Chatters believed the man was not Native American,
