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Miscellaneous Human Bone from the Tested Sites and Inventories for Burials 2 and 3, Castle Rock Pueblo
M. Anne Katzenberg


Entries in this table are organized by site, context, and provenience (PD, FS, and PL).

G and G Hamlet (5MT11338)
Context PD FS PL Description
Structure 1 99 3 proximal phalanx, hand
99 11 proximal phalanx, foot, adult
226 5 middle phalanx, hand
226 25 left hamate, adult?
244 8 right capitate
Nonstructure 1 154 14 capitate
154 14 metatarsal
154 25 navicular fragment, foot, adult
154 25 3 rib fragments
154 25 15-20 unidentifiable bone fragments
Lillian's Site (5MT3936)
Context PD FS PL Description
Nonstructure 1 39 8 cancellous bone fragment
45 80 cervical vertebra, neural arches, halves fused but not fused to body, body absent, subadult
103N/95E

99 2 3 cranial vault? fragments
104 4 phalanx fragment, foot
104 4 4 fragments of cancellous bone
104 4 10 shaft fragments
147 2 2 occipital fragment
147 2 2 4 cranial vault fragments
147 2 2 right temporal, petrous fragment
147 2 2 10 cranial vault fragments
147 2 2 humerus head
147 2 2 acetabulum, 2 fragments
147 2 2 cancellous bone fragment
Roy's Ruin (5MT3930)
Context PD FS PL Description
Nonstructure 1 71 6 right zygomatic fragment containing lateral portion of orbit and small amount of arch, probably subadult
71 6 occipital fragment, portion of right condyle
71 6 3 cranial vault fragments
71 6 1 cranial base fragment
71 6 vertebra centrum fragment, subadult
71 6 9 vertebra fragments
71 11 fragments of short bone, subadult
86N/121E 89 5 tooth enamel fragment
95N/74E 139 5 vertebra fragment
Kenzie Dawn Hamlet (5MT5152)
Context PD FS PL Description
Structure 1 31 5 premolar, partial root and base of crown; root not fully formed (therefore subadult)
33 5 premolar, partial root and base of crown; root not fully formed (therefore subadult)
86 2 1 premolar, adult
144 16 proximal phalanx, foot
Structure 10 184 9 rib, sternal end, subadult
Structure 11 266 9 left femur, left tibia, left (?) fibula, all with distal and proximal ends eroded; infant
Structure 13 190 3 second molar, maxillary, adult
Structure 14 321 8 middle phalanx, foot
376 9 half of neural arch of vertebra, infant
Structure 15 312 4 3 cervical vertebra, one of C3-C6
312 5 4 left rib, body
Nonstructure 1 197 13 2 left rib, subadult
223 25 cranial fragment, weathered
223 25 left first metatarsal with deep cut mark on base
225 28 tarsal fragment (talus?)
93N/111E 54 26 middle phalanx, foot
106N/117E 160 2 middle phalanx, hand
160 12 hyoid bone, body only
160 12 distal phalanx of hallux with probable carnivore damage to midshaft and end
160 12 middle phalanx, foot
160 12 cervical vertebra, one of C2-C6 with break on spinous process and anterior transverse processes and some weathering of superior articular facet, probable carnivore damage
Shorlene's Site (5MT3918)
Context PD FS PL Description
Nonstructure 1 41 5 first molar, deciduous
Lester's Site (5MT10246)
Context PD FS PL Description
Nonstructure 1 134 14 3 cranial fragments, burned
195 11 3 cranial fragments, burned
195 11 mandibular second molar crown, developing, burned
96N/113E 18 1 cranial vault fragment
Lookout House (5MT10459)
Context PD FS PL Description
Structure 3 99 4 2 right talus
99 4 2 right navicular
99 4 2 right cuboid
99 4 2 right first cuneiform
99 4 2 right middle cuneiform
99 4 2 right middle cuneiform
99 4 2 right first metatarsal
99 4 2 right second metatarsal
99 4 2 right second metatarsal minus head
99 4 2 right third metatarsal
99 4 2 right fifth metatarsal, head missing
99 4 2 head of metatarsal
99 4 2 left calcaneus
99 4 2 left cuneiform fragment
99 4 2 left middle cuneiform
99 4 2 left third cuneiform
99 4 2 left first metatarsal
99 4 2 left second metatarsal
99 4 2 left third metatarsal
99 4 2 left fourth metatarsal
99 4 2 left fifth metatarsal
99 4 2 6 cancellous fragments
99 4 2 small fragments of cancellous bone
99 4 2 4 phalanges, foot
99 4 2 proximal end of distal phalanx, hallux
99 4 2 distal tibia
99 4 2 fragments of tarsals
99 5 proximal phalanx, foot, adult
123 1 3 femur head, very fragmentary, possible carnivore chewing; trochanter fragment, adult (?)
Nonstructure 1 56 20 3 scapula fragments
75 17 2 possible shaft fragments
137 12 6 first metacarpal (poor condition)
164 4 14 middle phalanx, hand
Nonstructure 2 245 15 upper canine, deciduous, some breakage of crown, worn into dentin
100N/114E 252 1 left humerus, diaphysis only, subadult, eroded, possible evidence of disease, irregular hole at midshaft possible periostitis
Stanton's Site (5MT10508)
Context PD FS PL Description
Nonstructure 1 18 7 long bone fragment, articular surface
33 7 right first rib of subadult, aged 2-4 years
33 7 neural arch from cervical vertebra (one of C2-C6) with right and left halves fused but not fused to centrum, subadult, aged 2-4 years
33 7 neural arch of thoracic vertebra with recent fusion of right and left halves but no fusion to centrum and breakage of transverse and spinous processes, subadult, aged 2-4 years
40 6 canine, deciduous, subadult, aged 2-4 years
63 13 right fifth metacarpal, head broken off but present
83 14 left radius, distal end, adult
83 14 left radius, midshaft including radial tuberosity
88 20 spinous process of vertebra (C7?) with arthritic pitting on posterior surface
115 13 cervical vertebra (one of C2-C6) with break on anterior bridge of transverse process
87N/102E 98 17 right first metacarpal, palmar half only
Catherine's Site (5MT3967)
Context PD FS PL Description
Nonstructure 1 53 10 right scapula fragment, probably carnivore chewed, adult
91N/109E 141 6 vertebra fragment, infant
94N/109E 89 2 left patella, adult
Castle Rock Pueblo (5MT1825), including inventories for Burials 2 and 3
Inventory for Burial 2
Context PD FS PL Description
Structure 206 397 2 13 left rib fragment
397 3 rib fragment, right
397 4 11 fibula, distal half, adult
397 5 8 distal humerus, 4 fragments
397 6 12 5 rib fragments
397 7 7 right femur, diaphysis
397 8 6 lumbar vertebra, subadult (rings not present)
397 9 3 right fifth metatarsal
397 9 3 right rib fragment
397 9 3 distal fibula
397 10 left second metatarsal, no proximal end
397 10 thoracic vertebra
397 10 2 rib fragments
397 10 tooth fragment
397 10 20 small bone fragments
397 11 second metatarsal
397 11 2 cranial vault fragments
397 11 1 clavicle fragment
397 11 2 long bone shaft fragments (1 is possible left fibula fragment)
397 11 rib fragment
397 11 rib fragment
397 12 2 left humerus, shaft with part of head
397 13 1 left femur shaft, broken just near both proximal and distal ends
398 1 4 2 shaft fragments, forearm
398 1 4 right tibia, distal third, adult; matches with PD 398, FS 20, PL 26
398 2 left navicular, foot
398 2 body of vertebra, subadult
398 2 third cuneiform, subadult
398 2 2 bodies of vertebra, adult (?)
398 2 6 rib fragments
398 2 sphenoid fragment
398 2 basilar portion of occipital, fragment
398 2 2 occipital condyle fragments
398 2 cranial fragment
398 2 vertebral arch fragment
398 2 30 miscellaneous bone fragments
398 2 metatarsal or metacarpal, very eroded
398 3 vertebra, neural arch fragment
398 4 5 left second metacarpal
398 5 11 splintered fragments long bone
398 6 14 humerus shaft
398 7 24 right scapula, fragment of glenoid and spine, subadult
398 8 25 2 rib fragments
398 9 22 3 fragments cranial vault, probably parietal
398 10 15 left scapula, glenoid fossa and spine, adult
398 11 19 metacarpal
398 11 19 4 rib fragments
398 12 16 rib fragment
398 13 23 cranial vault fragment
398 14 17 rib fragment
398 15 21 clavicle, right, 4 pieces
398 16 18 acromion of scapula
398 17 28 left talus, broken but complete
398 18 27 7 fragments petrous portion of temporal bone
398 19 20 8 rib fragments
398 20 26 right tibia, midshaft, matches with PD 398, FS 1, PL 4
398 26 42 distal fibula
398 27 44 femur head and trochanters
545 1 39 proximal right humerus shaft fragment, adult
545 2 31 left fibula, distal third
545 3 4 cranial vault fragments; 2 include the lambdoid suture
545 3 14 long bones, fragments
545 3 4 rib fragments
545 3 head of rib
545 3 10 unidentifiable bone fragments
545 3 premolar with very large interproximal caries
545 3 2 tooth crown fragments (premolars or molars)
545 4 29 right unfused epiphysis, calcaneus
545 5 41 left ulna, distal three-quarters
545 6 36 left radius, proximal half, adult, rodent gnawing
545 7 33 third cuneiform
545 8 40 left navicular fragment, foot
545 9 37 left clavicle, ends broken off, adult
545 10 30 left calcines, articular facets only (not from same individual as PD 545, FS 4, PL 29)
545 11 38 lumbar vertebra, adult
545 12 axis, anterior portion
545 12 cuneiform, right second
545 12 3 rib fragments
545 12 13 unidentifiable shaft or rib fragments
545 12 5 cranial fragments
545 12 2 vertebra fragments
545 12 basilar portion of occipital
545 12 proximal phalanx fragment
545 12 canine tooth, permanent and erupted
545 12 second right metatarsal
545 13 32 adult facial skeleton fragment including most of right and left maxilla, right and left nasals and left zygomatic bone; dentition includes two central incisors, two lateral incisors, two canines; on the right side--2 premolars, 1 first molar; on the left--second premolar and M1, M2, and M3 are missing antemortem. All teeth are extremely worn with exposed dentin, postmortem breakage, peritoneal resorption and thinning of alveolar bone
546 1 left fifth metacarpal, adult
546 1 4 rib fragments
546 1 right alveolar portion of maxilla including resorbed M2 socket and socket for M3. This does not fit with the maxilla from PD 545, FS 13, PL 32, but matches the other side.
546 1 upper thoracic vertebra, partial
546 1 2 fragments cancellous bone
546 2 4 long bone shaft fragments
546 3 35 left ulna, proximal two-thirds, adult
546 4 34 left ilium with unfused anterior inferior spine; auricular surface has a young appearance and a pre-auricular sulcus which is slightly pitted. Iliac crest is unfused, sciatic notch is moderately broad, ischium and pubis have been broken away but were fused (>12 years). Subadult, age estimate 14-15 years.
550 1 right femur, proximal end, adult; remnant of epiphyseal line at head
550 2 43 middle phalanx, hand
550 3 46 right clavicle, subadult
550 4 miscellaneous bone fragments, subadult
550 4 right third metacarpal, adult
550 4 proximal phalanx, hand, adult
550 4 premolar, permanent
550 4 middle phalanx, foot
550 4 distal phalanx, foot
550 4 right femur epiphysis for greater trochanter
550 4 left os coxae fragment, adult
550 4 middle phalanx, hand, adult
550 4 2 cranial fragments
550 4 4 rib fragments
550 4 4 upper incisors, left upper canine, lower right first incisor, lower right lateral incisor, 2 premolars (lower right P1 and P2), upper right canine fragment (hypoplasia on all incisors and canines--all teeth from same subadult 12 years ± 30 months), premolar and canine roots are incompletely formed
550 4 distal epiphysis to humerus, capitulum
550 4 1 cranial fragment
550 4 distal femur fragment, infant
550 4 tooth fragment
550 4 epiphysis fragment
550 4 right hand bones all from same subadult (capitate, hamate, pisiform, lunate, first through fifth metacarpals with 2 distal and 1 proximal epiphyses; 5 first phalanges (no epiphysis but all fused); 3 middle phalanges (no epiphysis but all fused)
550 4 bits of bone
550 5 45 left humerus, diaphysis, subadult (same subadult as PD 551, FS 4, PL 48)
550 6 epiphysis for head of humerus, right (?)
550 6 iliac blade fragments
550 6 pisiform
551 1 49 first and third ribs, subadult (first used for isotopic analysis)
551 2 50 3 left large ribs, adult
551 3 52 left second metatarsal, adult
551 3 52 left third metatarsal, adult
551 3 52 2 proximal phalanges, foot
551 3 52 proximal phalanx, hand
551 3 52 middle phalanx, hand
551 3 52 4 fragments vertebrae (two are cervical)
551 3 52 left first rib
551 3 52 4 rib fragments
551 3 52 4 cranial fragments
551 3 52 2 unidentifiable fragments
551 4 48 left radius, ulna, and all bones of hand, subadult; unfused epiphysis to radius, unfused distal epiphysis to ulna (same subadult as PD 550, FS 5, PL 45)
551 4 48 proximal phalanx, epiphysis unfused
551 4 48 middle phalanx, foot
551 4 48 8 carpals
551 4 48 1 unidentifiable bone
551 5 51 left first rib fragment
551 6 47 right radius, subadult
551 7 right rib, adult (some bone removed for isotopic analysis)
836 1 2 rib fragments
836 2 premolar fragment (?)
836 3 right rib fragment
836 3 proximal phalanx, hand
836 3 left navicular
836 3 left cuboid
836 3 shaft splinter
836 3 sternum, subadult
837 1 middle phalanx, hand
837 1 metatarsal, proximal fragment
838 1 2 fragments of 1 cervical vertebra
Inventory for Burial 3
Context PD FS PL Description
Structure 302 444 1 6 right talus
444 2 8 right rib, adult
444 2 8 rib fragment
444 3 7 right tibia shaft, badly eroded, poor preservation
444 4 3 right parietal, 2 fragments refit
444 4 3 22 bone fragments, extremely weathered
444 5 5 right talus (smaller than PL 6 talus)
444 6 2 right first metatarsal, head broken
444 7 1 left femur, extremely weathered and warped (twisted)
444 8 4 right floating rib fragment
444 8 4 lower thoracic vertebra, partial
444 8 4 upper lumbar vertebra, partial
444 9 13 left ulna (from same person as the radius, PD 444, FS 9, PL 13)
444 9 13 left radius (from same person as the ulna, PD 444, FS 9, PL 13)
444 10 10 right cuboid and navicular
444 10 10 right calcaneus
444 10 10 right fifth metatarsal
444 10 10 right fourth metatarsal (probably not same individual as the left fourth metatarsal, PD 444, FS 10, PL 10, based on length)
444 10 10 left fourth metatarsal (probably not same individual as the right fourth metatarsal, PD 444, FS 10, PL 10, based on length)
444 10 10 left fifth metatarsal (used for isotopic analysis)
444 10 10 3 proximal phalanges of feet
444 11 14 left second metatarsal
444 12 11 right second metatarsal, adult
444 12 11 right third metatarsal, adult
444 13 15 left fibula, adult, distal end cut at lateral malleolus, maximum length = 330 mm
444 14 12 left fifth metatarsal (used for isotopic analysis)
444 14 12 3 rib fragments
444 14 12 premolar
444 14 12 left fourth metatarsal, chewed
444 14 12 fifth metatarsal, proximal end
444 14 12 proximal end of fibula (matches with PD 444, FS 17, PL 18, right fibula)
444 15 17 first metacarpal, subadult (probably same subadult as PD 444, FS 22, PL 24)
444 15 17 metacarpal, subadult, no epiphysis (probably same subadult as PD 444, FS 22, PL 24)
444 15 17 2 proximal phalanges, hand (probably same subadult as PD 444, FS 22, PL 24)
444 15 17 middle phalanx, hand (probably same subadult as PD 444, FS 22, PL 24)
444 15 17 distal phalanx, hand (probably same subadult as PD 444, FS 22, PL 24)
444 16 16 left cuboid
444 16 16 right first cuneiform and left second cuneiform
444 17 18 right tibia, maximum length = 329 mm
444 17 18 right fibula, no head (matches with PD 444, FS 14, PL 12, fibula)
444 17 18 right talus (these three bones articulate)
444 18 9 right femur, maximum length = 401 mm, tooth mark at greater trochanter, same size as PD 461, FS 6, PL 29, femur
444 19 19 right scapula, minor breaks at blade, coracoid and acromion in 3 fragments
444 20 20 mandible, square chin, gonial angle 124°, mandibular body height = 33 mm, body height at mental foramen = 34 mm, body thickness at mental foramen = 13 mm, minimum ramus breadth = 34.5 mm, maximum ramus height = 53 mm, bigonial diameter = 86 mm, bicondylar breadth = 106 mm, mandibular length = 107 mm
444 20 20 right first rib
444 20 20 right ribs 2-5, age estimate on right fourth rib, phase 2 (20-23 years)
444 20 20 left first rib
444 21 21 premolar
444 21 21 left first metatarsal
444 22 24 right ulna, diaphysis (probably same subadult as PD 444, FS 15, PL 17), age 8-12 years based on lack of ephiphysis
444 22 24 right radius, diaphysis (probably same subadult as PD 444, FS 15, PL 17), age 8-12 years based on lack of ephiphysis
444 22 24 3 metacarpals, right, diaphyses (probably same subadult as PD 444, FS 15, PL 17)
444 22 24 2 proximal phalanges, hand (probably same subadult as PD 444, FS 15, PL 17)
448 1 22 2 cranial vault fragments, subadult (fit together)
449 1 23 left tibia
449 1 23 left talus
449 1 23 left fibula, chip out of head; all three bones here match with right leg from PD 444, FS 17, PL 18
449 2 25 right os coxae, chip out of ilium at retro-auricular area and chip out of pubic symphysis; gracile, with preauricular sulcus and recent fusion of ischial tuberosity (not a match with PD 461, FS 5, PL 27); adult, age 17-19 years with female characteristics
449 2 25 proximal phalanx, hand, carnivore tooth mark
449 2 25 cervical vertebra (one of C3-C6)
449 2 25 manubrium and sternum
449 2 25 right patella, tooth marks
449 2 25 left calcaneus with carnivore chewing
449 2 25 right navicular
449 2 25 right capitate
449 2 25 right second metacarpal with tooth mark
449 2 25 middle phalanx and terminal phalanx
449 2 25 left first metatarsal, head broken
449 2 25 right clavicle
461 1 30 3 rib fragments
461 2 28 terminal phalanx, hallux
461 2 28 left second metatarsal
461 2 28 left third metatarsal
461 2 28 left third metatarsal
461 2 28 left medial cuneiform
461 2 28 left lateral cuneiform
461 2 28 left lateral cuneiform
461 3 26 left floating rib
461 5 27 3 right ribs
461 5 27 left humerus, head (refits with PD 461, FS 6, PL 29 distal humerus)
461 5 27 left os coxae, classic female features include raised auricular surface, large, pitted preauricular sulcus, dorsal pitting of pubic bone, ventral arc, narrow medial aspect, wide subpubic angle, long pubic body; Suchey-Brooks, stage 5, age range 28-78 years, mean age 51 ± 14 years
461 6 29 left femur, adult, (head and greater trochanter sheared off and found in PD 740, FS 10, PL 52)
461 6 29 left patella
461 6 29 left tibia, maximum length = 335 mm, adult
461 6 29 left talus
461 6 29 left navicular
461 6 29 left humerus, distal two-thirds, adult (refits with PD 461, FS 5, PL 27 humerus head)
840 1 metacarpal, proximal end
840 1 bone fragment
840 1 anterior tooth fragment
Miscellaneous Human Bone from Castle Rock Pueblo
Context PD FS PL Description
Structure 104 40 10 capitate (?) fragment
40 10 tooth fragment
40 10 two charred unidentified fragments
Structure 112 467 10 metatarsal, subadult
Structure 205 333 9 femur (?) shaft fragment with rodent gnawing
337 1 deciduous molar fragments (?)
Structure 206 349 19 middle phalanx, hallux
542 14 right ulna, proximal shaft, highly weathered
Structure 304 839 1 proximal phalanx, hand
Nonstructure 1 94 20 distal phalanx, foot
174 14 left ilium, infant
200 31 3 right ilium, infant, fragmented
Sampling Stratum 4, south side of butte 142 10 terminal phalanx, hand
142 10 metacarpal, subadult
176 5 temporal fragment, burned
176 5 left clavicle, adult, acromial end broken
Sampling Stratum 6, south side of butte 539 1 5 rib fragments plus numerous rib splinters

NOTE: The abbreviations PD, FS, and PL (when assigned) are part of the provenience system used at Crow Canyon. PD is a provenience indicator, FS is a laboratory catalog number, and PL is a point-location number.