CAHA Program on Kennewick Man May 5

  • Monday, April 27, 2015

The Chattanooga Area Historical Association and the Local History and Genealogy Department of the Public Library invite all to a talk by Dr. Richard Jantz. Dr. Jantz is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Anthropology and Director Emeritus of the Forensic Anthropology Center at the University of Tennessee. He recently edited a book that studied of one of the earliest human occupants of North America.

Dr. Jantz received his B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. degrees in Anthropology from the University of Kansas.

Dr. Jantz conducts research in the areas of human variation, skeletal biology, and forensic anthropology.

The event will be Tuesday, May 5 at 6:00pm at the Public Library at 1001 Broad Street in downtown Chattanooga.

If you would like more information about this event, please contact the CAHA at chattanoogahistorical@gmail.com.

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