"Human Skeletal Remains," by Cynthia S. Bradley
Table 4. Completeness of Human Skeletal Elements, Yellow Jacket Pueblo | ||||
Percent Complete | Total (N) | |||
<25 | 2575 | >75 | ||
Summary | ||||
Total number of teeth | 7 | 9 | 74 | 90 |
Total number of bones | 154 | 56 | 58 | 268 |
Total number of elements | 161 | 65 | 132 | 358 |
Per Bone | ||||
Cranial bones | 11 | 4 | 7 | 22 |
Mandible | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Clavicle | 1 | 1 | ||
Scapula | 5 | 5 | ||
Sternum | 2 | 2 | ||
Rib | 40 | 15 | 3 | 58 |
Vertebra | 17 | 14 | 6 | 37 |
Sacrum | 1 | 1 | ||
Coccyx | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Os coxa | ||||
Ilium | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
Pubis | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Humerus | ||||
Shaft with epiphysis | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Epiphysis | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Radius | ||||
Shaft with epiphysis | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
Epiphysis | 2 | 2 | ||
Ulna | ||||
Shaft with epiphysis | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
Epiphysis | 1 | 1 | ||
Carpal | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
Metacarpal | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
Hand phalanx | 1 | 4 | 16 | 21 |
Femur | ||||
Shaft with epiphysis | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
Epiphysis | 1 | 1 | ||
Tibia | ||||
Shaft with epiphysis | 6 | 6 | ||
Fibula | ||||
Shaft with epiphysis | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
Tarsal | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
Metatarsal | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
Foot phalanx | 4 | 4 | ||
Indeterminate fragments | 46 | 46 | ||
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