Human Skeletal Remains
by Kristin A. Kuckelman and Debra L. Martin
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Table 7. Frequencies of Adolescent Remains in Selected Southwestern Archaeological Assemblages
Assemblage Sample Size No. of Adolescents Percent of Adolescents Source
Mesa Verde 202 50 25 Bennett 1975*1:7
Grasshopper Pueblo 608 36 6 Hinkes 1983*1:Table 1
Yellow Jacket sites 5MT1 and 5MT3 67a 8 12 Karhu 2000*1:Appendix A
Sand Canyon Pueblo (all human remains occurrences) 32 10 31 Kuckelman and Martin, this chapter
Sand Canyon Pueblo (formal burials only) 9 2 22 Kuckelman and Martin, this chapter
Sand Canyon Pueblo (abandonment contexts only) 23 9 39 Kuckelman and Martin, this chapter
NOTE: “Adolescent” is an individual aged 12 to 20 years.
a Individuals dating from the Pueblo III period only.

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