"Human Skeletal Remains," by Cynthia S. Bradley

Table 2. Isolated Human Bone, Woods Canyon Pueblo
PD FS PL Element Side Completeness Age Categorya Age Estimate (yrs.) Sex Study Unit Vertical Location Comments
28 6   os coxa right <25% adult   ind Structure 2-S Stratum 4-Level 1 three small ilium fragments
198 1 2 permanent lower tooth right 25–75% adult 24–30 ind Structure 4-N Stratum 5-Level 1 lower molar; age based on attrition
233 1   permanent lower tooth und >75% adolescent/ young adult   ind Structure 5-S Stratum 3-Level 4 lower premolar with no wear
397 4   ind ind   ind   ind Structure 5-S Stratum 3-Level 6  
401 6   tibia left <25% adolescent/ adult    ind Structure 5-S Stratum 5-Level 3 midsection;
possibly associated with HRO 10
774 6   deciduous lower tooth ind <25% juvenile   ind Structure 8-S Stratum 2-Level 3 cusp fragment; one pit caries on occlusal surface
452 40   terminal foot phalanx und >75% adult   ind Nonstructure 5-N Stratum 1  
854 9   lumbar vertebra na 25–75% adult   ind Nonstructure 7-N Stratum 1-Level 4 rings fused to centrum
214 18   rib: head, neck, tubercle† right 25–75% infant   ind Nonstructure 10-N Stratum 1-Level 2 small rib
362 5   ulna† left >75% infant 1.5–2.5 ind Nonstructure 10-N Stratum 1-Level 2 diaphysis in two pieces (refit); age based on diaphyseal length of 103 mm (Ubelaker 1989*1:70)
362 6   ulna† right 25–75% infant   ind Nonstructure 10-N Stratum 1-Level 2 proximal two-thirds of diaphysis
377 9   atlas† left >75% infant   ind Nonstructure 10-N Stratum 1-Level 3 left neural arch; unfused to centrum
379 6   os coxa† right >75% infant   ind Nonstructure 10-N Stratum 1-Level 4 almost complete ilium
379 6   rib ind <25% juvenile   ind Nonstructure 10-N Stratum 1-Level 4 shaft fragment
379 11   lumbar vertebra na >75% child 5.0–9.0 ind Nonstructure 10-N Stratum 1-Level 4 arches fused
379 12   sacrum† na >75% infant   ind Nonstructure 10-N Stratum 1-Level 4 first sacral vertebra
379 12   cervical vertebra† right >75% infant   ind Nonstructure 10-N Stratum 1-Level 4 right neural arch, unfused to centrum; age 3-6 years, based on nonfusion to centrum (Steele and Bramblett 1988*1:116); birth to three years is more likely, based on size
379 12   rib: head, neck, tubercle† left >75% infant   ind Nonstructure 10-N Stratum 1-Level 4 almost complete rib, in two pieces; recent breakage
381 9   parietal right <25% juvenile   ind Nonstructure 10-N Stratum 1-Level 5 small fragment
217 22   os coxae† both >75% infant   ind Nonstructure 10-N Stratum 2-Level 1 right and left ischia belong to one individual, based on size and development; length 32.3 mm, width 24.1 mm
217 22   sacrum† na >75% infant   ind Nonstructure 10-N Stratum 2-Level 1 second sacral vertebra
217 22   axis† left 25–75% infant   ind Nonstructure 10-N Stratum 2-Level 1 left arch, unfused to centrum
385 1 2 os coxa† left >75% infant   ind Nonstructure 10-N full cut ilium
HRO = Human Remains Occurrence; ind = indeterminate (not possible to determine); und = undetermined (insufficient data were available, either because excavation was incomplete or because of the limitations imposed by in situ analysis); na = not applicable; PD = Provenience Designation; FS = Field Specimen; PL = Point Location.

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; juvenile = 0 to 20 years; adult = 20+ years.

† Bones believed (on the basis of size, development, condition, and coloration) to possibly be from the same individual.
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