Editing Archaeology of the Americas (section)

==== NAGPRA ====
Since 1990, in the United States, [[physical anthropology]] and archaeological investigations based on the study of human remains are influenced by the [[Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act]], (NAGPRA), which provides for the bodies of Native Americans and associated [[grave goods]] to be turned over to the recognized tribal body most legally affiliated with the remains; the law applies only to culturally identifiable remains and artefacts found on federally owned public land. In some cases, notably, that of [[Kennewick Man]], these laws have been subject to close judicial scrutiny and great intellectual conflict.<ref>Bones, Discovering the First Americans Elllaine Dewar, Carroll & Graf Publishers, New York, 2002, {{ISBN|0-7867-0979-0}}</ref>
[[Image:Mesoamerica geo location.png|thumb|upright=1.2|Exact location of Mesoamerica|alt=We can see that Mesoamerica its between Zacatecas and Aguascalientes, Mexico, &  Nicaragua and El Salvador]]