The specific role of terrestrial resources in the diet of the early coastal people, relative to marine resources, is a question that additional analyses from more individuals would be needed to characterize precisely.

The archaeological materials associated with human occupation of the cave — stone tools and other artifacts — contribute to understanding the technological repertoire of the early coastal people.

The specific artifact types present in the early occupation levels, and their relationships to stone tool traditions documented elsewhere on the Northwest Coast and in Beringia, are relevant to understanding the technological origins of the early coastal people and their connections to broader patterns of human settlement in the region.

The analysis of the full archaeological and paleontological content of On Your Knees Cave — not just the human remains but the entire record preserved in its sediments — was part of the broader research program that the human discovery motivated.