Admiral James Cortell’s House
Admiral James Cortell’s HouseLake Norman, North Carolina
Lake Norman, North CarolinaJanuary 2020
January 2020Frank Williams set a heavy acrylic case at the center of the table. Admiral Cortell, Captain Roibal, Carla and Gary Beene gazed at the transparent cube. Inside were three pieces of a fossilized jawbone. Frank gripped the top edge with his long fingers and slowly spun the box. It was not the fossil that was so mesmerizing, it was the fact that the jaw held two titanium screws with zirconium tooth crowns.