Chester Gorman

Chester F. Gorman (March 11, 1938 – June 7, 1981) was an American anthropologist and archaeologist.

Born in Oakland, California, he grew up on his parent's dairy farm in Elk Grove. He studied at the Sacramento State University and the University of Hawaii, where he also got his MA and his PhD.

Chester Gorman worked mostly in Southeast Asia. Among the most significant sites he worked are Ban Chiang in northeast Thailand and Spirit Cave in northwest Thailand, one of the major Hoabinhian sites.

He died of cancer at age 43 in Sacramento.

Sources

• MSU eMuseum

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Name	Gorman, Chester
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Date of birth	March 11, 1938
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Date of death	June 7, 1981
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