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Anthropological examination identifies bones found near Rustic Villas, 1989

Also Beaver Island Sandy Shallow Grave bones · 1830 burial examination

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Date1989-05
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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1989-05
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Summary

The May issue reports anthropological findings concerning bones discovered near Rustic Villas in 1977 and says arrangements had been made for proper burial.

Evidence limits

This is a newspaper account of a forensic and burial follow-up; the examination report, chain of custody, identities, and burial record were not consulted.

Sources

  1. Recounts a 1977 discovery and an anthropological examination identifying remains of two adult women and a child, with burial arrangements reported. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1989-05_Beaver-Beacon
  2. Paired held twenty-page issue PDF.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1989-05_Beaver-Beacon

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Beaver Island Archive, “Anthropological examination identifies bones found near Rustic Villas, 1989”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-sandy-shallow-grave-bones-examination-1989/, accessed [date], citing “Bones Found in Sandy Shallow Grave Date Back to 1830,” Beaver Beacon, May 1989. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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