James Chatters
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Dr. James C Chatters is an American archaeologist and paleontologist who unearthed the remainder of Kennewick Man
in Benton County, Washington
in July 1996, after the skull was found by two prospectors.
Chatters became involved in the situation after the Benton County Coroner Floyd Johnson showed him the skull and they determined it was an ancient not modern remain. Dr Chatters "identified the ancient remains as distinctly different in bone structure from that of modern Native Americans."
A fight over the remains ensued with Native American spokespersons asserting a right to rebury the remains without examination.
Chatters wrote a book about Kennewick Man
entitled Ancient Encounters.
Chatters is also mentioned in an article in USA Today
, where he was a member of the research team who found the earliest known example of a certain kind of dental work. The 4,500-year-old jaw had teeth filed down so that parts of animal teeth could be inserted for some kind of ceremonial purpose.
Recently Dr Chatters is one of the editors of "Macroevolution in Human Prehistory: Evolutionary Theory and Processual Archaeology".
Kennewick Man
Kennewick Man is the name for the skeletal remains of a prehistoric man found on a bank of the Columbia River in Kennewick, Washington, USA, on July 28, 1996...
in Benton County, Washington
Benton County, Washington
Benton County is a county located in the south-central portion of the U.S. state of Washington. The Columbia River makes up the north, south, and east boundaries of the county. In 2010, its population was 175,177. The county seat is Prosser, and its largest city is Kennewick...
in July 1996, after the skull was found by two prospectors.
Biography
As a graduate student, Chatters had worked on the evidence for the Marmes Cremation Hearth. to determine whether burned skeletal fragments found were evidence of cannibalism or cremation. At the time of the Kennewick Man discovery, he owned a consulting service called Applied Paleoscience and he had "also done forensic work".Chatters became involved in the situation after the Benton County Coroner Floyd Johnson showed him the skull and they determined it was an ancient not modern remain. Dr Chatters "identified the ancient remains as distinctly different in bone structure from that of modern Native Americans."
A fight over the remains ensued with Native American spokespersons asserting a right to rebury the remains without examination.
Chatters wrote a book about Kennewick Man
Kennewick Man
Kennewick Man is the name for the skeletal remains of a prehistoric man found on a bank of the Columbia River in Kennewick, Washington, USA, on July 28, 1996...
entitled Ancient Encounters.
Chatters is also mentioned in an article in USA Today
USA Today
USA Today is a national American daily newspaper published by the Gannett Company. It was founded by Al Neuharth. The newspaper vies with The Wall Street Journal for the position of having the widest circulation of any newspaper in the United States, something it previously held since 2003...
, where he was a member of the research team who found the earliest known example of a certain kind of dental work. The 4,500-year-old jaw had teeth filed down so that parts of animal teeth could be inserted for some kind of ceremonial purpose.
Recently Dr Chatters is one of the editors of "Macroevolution in Human Prehistory: Evolutionary Theory and Processual Archaeology".