Bit of a typo in the first one, unless he was a time-traveling zombie in
an alternate universe. 

"The Ranger also is credited for organizing a retreat of about 200
Central Texas residents from the advancing Mexican army in 1936."

Daniel B. Davis
Archaeologist Coordinator
Kentucky Transportation Cabinet
Division of Environmental Analysis
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Frankfort, KY 40622
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-----Original Message-----
From: HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Bob
Skiles
Sent: Monday, February 14, 2011 4:39 PM
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Subject: Texas history in the news

Over the past few days archaeologists from the Texas Historical
Commission were joined by famed Smithsonian forensic anthropologist Doug
Owsley to study what may well be the grave of James Coryell, a Republic
of Texas hero and early Texas Ranger.  The story was picked up by AP.
Here are two of the more complete stories (nice album of photos
accompanying the Statesman article):



http://www.statesman.com/news/texas/researchers-think-old-grave-belongs-
to-ranger-1245041.html



http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/tx/7422164.html