Human Skeletal Remains
by Kristin A. Kuckelman and Debra L. Martin
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Table 16. Health Indicators on Formally Buried Remains and Remains Found in Abandonment Contexts, Sand Canyon Pueblo
Health Indicator Formally Buried Remains Abandonment-Context Remains
Porotic hyperostosis 0% (0 of 6 assessable) 42% (5 of 12 assessable)
Periosteal reactions 22% (2 of 9 assessable) 19% (4 of 21 assessable)
Caries 25% (1 of 4 assessable) 56% (9 of 16 assessable)
Enamel hypoplasia 50% (3 of 6 assessable) 79% (11 of 14 assessable)

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