The alternative — treating ancient Indigenous remains as scientific objects without limit, regardless of the views of descendants — is not defensible.

The Continuing Questions

What is the relationship between the Western Stemmed Tradition and the earliest evidence for human presence in the Americas?

What can future ancient genomic research, conducted on other early individuals from the Snake River Plain region and adjacent areas, tell us about the population affinities and movements of the people who made and used stemmed point technology?

What does the specific obsidian source of the Buhl point tell us about mobility patterns and territorial ranges in the terminal Pleistocene Snake River Plain?