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  • Archeologists [sic] Frustrated Over FBI Investigation [Escalante Man]

    07/16/2008 11:04:12 PM PDT · by SunkenCiv · 10 replies · 39+ views
    KUTV ^ | July 13, 2008 | Dan Rascon
    The skeleton, dubbed "Escalante Man" in Bureau of Land Management documents, was found last winter off Highway 12 near Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. The bones were likely from an American Indian man in his 50s or 60s. The bones were found with a musket, ammunition and a bucket. Researchers said evidence indicates the man died during the mid- to late-19th century... FBI spokesman Juan Becerra said he couldn't comment on the case because it's part of an ongoing investigation... The BLM's Jeanette Matovich, who is trained in bioanthropology, participated in the dig. "The skeleton was completely collapsed in on itself,...