"Human Skeletal Remains," by Cynthia S. Bradley

Table 4. Completeness of Human Skeletal Elements, Yellow Jacket Pueblo
  Percent Complete Total (N)
<25 25–75 >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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