Human Skeletal Remains
by Kristin A. Kuckelman and Debra L. Martin 		Crow Canyon Home

Table 2. Age and Sex of Human Remains Occurrences, Sand Canyon Pueblo
HRO No. Age Categorya Age Estimate Sex Type of Disposition
1 infant 18–24 months indeterminate abandonment context
2 middle adult 40–45 years male abandonment context
3 adolescent 18–20 years female abandonment context
4a adolescent 12–15 years probable male abandonment context
4b adolescent/young adult 17–26 years probable female abandonment context
5 young adult? adult probable female formal burial
6 adolescent 15–20 years possible female formal burial
7 infant 1 year indeterminate abandonment context
8 infant 24 +/- 8 months indeterminate formal burial
9 fetal fetal indeterminate formal burial
10 young adult 20–30 years female abandonment context
11 adolescent 15 +/- years indeterminate abandonment context
12 adolescent 15 years indeterminate abandonment context
13 child 5–6 years indeterminate abandonment context
14 middle adult 45–50 years female abandonment context
15 infant 1+ years indeterminate formal burial
16 child 2–6 years indeterminate formal burial
17 adolescent 15 years indeterminate formal burial
18 infant 0–6 months indeterminate formal burial
19 adolescent 12–15 years indeterminate abandonment context
20 adolescent 20 years probable male abandonment context
21 adolescent 15–20 years probable female abandonment context
22 child 8 +/- years indeterminate abandonment context
23 old adult early 50s female abandonment context
24 middle adult 35–39 years male abandonment context
25 infant 3–9 months indeterminate formal burial
26/27 middle adult 30–40 years probable female abandonment context
28 adolescent 16–18 years indeterminate abandonment context
29 adult adult possible female abandonment context
30 adult adult possible female abandonment context
31 adult adult indeterminate abandonment context
32 infant 2–3 years indeterminate abandonment context
HRO = Human Remains Occurrence.
a Age categories are defined as follows (from Buikstra and Ubelaker 1994*1): fetal = before birth; infant = birth to 3 years; child = 3 to 12 years; adolescent = 12 to 20 years; young adult = 20 to 35 years; middle adult = 35 to 50 years; old adult = 50+ years; subadult = 0 to 20 years; adult = 20+ years.

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