Unearthing Catalina history using skeleton clues
Monday, April 2, 2012 - 13:30
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Recently discovered archives of a pseudo-scientist — some say a huckster — who made a living digging up Indian bones could change the understanding of early life on the island.The curator of the Catalina Island Museum opened the door to a musty backroom a few weeks ago hoping to find material for an upcoming exhibit on the World War II era. Closing the door behind him, he trudged down a narrow aisle lined with storage boxes and bins filled with gray photocopies of old letters, civic records, celebrity kitsch — and dust.