Plaintiffs are not allowed to participate. 3 grams of bone from the skeleton for radiocarbon dating. Skeleton does not resemble any modern human population. Samples are removed from the skeleton to determine suitability of different bones for DNA testing. The Yakama Nation files motion to intervene in the case as a co-defendant.
Oral tradition is given precedence over scientific data.
The administrative record for the government's decisions relating to study and classification of the skeleton is filed with the Court. 2001 Court grants the scientists' CT scan data motion. Scientists visit the Burke Museum to inspect the government's photographs, x-rays and CT scan images of the skeleton.