Anthropologist Says Tucson Remains Were 1,000-Year-Old Skeleton, Not Linked to Nancy Guthrie Search
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Updated · Fox News · May 29
Anthropologist Says Tucson Remains Were 1,000-Year-Old Skeleton, Not Linked to Nancy Guthrie Search
9 articles · Updated · Fox News · May 29
James T. Watson said bones found May 7 less than 5 miles from Nancy Guthrie’s Tucson home were part of a full prehistoric skeleton, not a single recent bone tied to her disappearance.
Several hundred to 1,000 years of age, the remains were identified through nearby ceramic artifacts and a known archaeological site, leading Watson to conclude they were Native American and unrelated to the abduction case.
The remains have been transferred to the Tohono O'odham Nation, and Watson said no further testing is expected.
Watson said Arizona’s Sonoran Desert regularly yields similar discoveries through erosion, flooding and development, with a dozen or more bodies surfacing locally in some years and hundreds found across the wider desert.
Nancy Guthrie, 84, has been missing since Feb. 1 in a suspected kidnapping; the search continues with more than $1.2 million in rewards offered for information.
A suspect on camera and a million-dollar reward, but Nancy Guthrie is still missing. What critical piece of evidence is the investigation lacking?
An ancient skeleton was found and reburied without study. Does respecting the dead outweigh our chance to learn from the past?