findings Unlike many archaeological finds, the human remains at the site were able to be dated with environmental, geological, and archaeological methods. Human remains at the site are the oldest that have been found in Washington, and at the time were the oldest set of remains found in North America. Later radiocarbon work has confirmed the original dating of this site, indicating that these human remains, albeit very fragmentary, are still some of the oldest ever excavated in the New World. This finding was useful in confirming the early chronology of the region and confirming the antiquity of the styles of associated bone tools. See also Archaeology of the Americas Arlington Springs Man - (Human remains) Calico Early Man Site - (Archeological site) Cueva de las Manos - (Cave paintings) Buhl woman - (Human remains) Fort Rock Cave - (Archeological site) Kennewick Man - (Human remains) Kwäday Dän Ts’ìnchi - (Human remains) List of National Historic Landmarks in Washington Paisley Caves - (Archeological site) References Sources Downey, Roger (2000). Riddle of the Bones: Politics, Science, Race, and the Story of Kennewick Man, Springer, . Fiedel, Stuart J. (1992). Prehistory of the Americas, Cambridge University Press, . Hicks, Brent A. (2004). Marmes Rockshelter: A Final Report on 11,000 Years of Cultural Use, Pullman, Washington: Washington State University Press, . Kirk, Ruth (1970). The Oldest Man in America: An Adventure in Archaeology, New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich Inc., . Kirk, Ruth; Daugherty, Richard D. (1978). Exploring Washington Archaeology, University of Washington Press, . LeWarne, Charles (2003). Washington State, Seattle: University of Washington Press, . External links Historylink.org: Marmes Rockshelter article Archaeological sites in Washington (state) Caves of Washington (state) Rock shelters in the United States Native American history of Washington (state) Human remains (archaeological) Oldest human remains in the Americas Pre-statehood history of Washington (state) Snake River Archaeological sites on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington (state) National Historic Landmarks in Washington (state) National Register of Historic Places in Franklin County, Washington Buildings and structures demolished in 1968 1968 disestablishments in Washington (state)