"Human Skeletal Remains," by Cynthia S. Bradley

Table 7. Indicators of Physiological Stress and Evidence of Skeletal Damage, Yellow Jacket Pueblo
Designation Skeletal Element Skeletal Indicators of Health Skeletal Damage
Dental Enamel Hypoplasia (systemic) Periostitis Porotic Hyperostosis Other Lesions Burning Fractures and Other Injuries Osteoarthritis
HRO 1 frontal   mild, localized, active moderate, healed     possible small, healed depression fracture  
frontal           unhealed cutmarks  
zygomatic           unhealed cutmarks or abrasions  
nasal           healed broken nose  
teeth moderate            
radius       button osteoma   minor enthesophyte  
HRO 3 teeth mild            
HRO 5 sacrum             moderate porosity, lipping
HRO 6, Link 1 (PD 382, FS 2, PL 4) teeth and mandible mild mild, localized, active and healed          
PD 511, FS 2, PL 3 tooth mild            
PD 538, FS 6, PL 6 tooth root         low intensity    
PD 538, FS 8, PL 10 tooth mild            
PD 35, FS 38, PL 13 hand phalanx             osteophytes, moderate
PD 60, FS 21, PL 4 hand phalanx             osteophytes, mild
PD 432, FS 48 vertebra             osteophytes, mild
PD 480, FS 18 hand phalanx             osteophytes, mild
PD 512, FS 2 hand phalanx             osteophytes, mild
HRO = Human Remains Occurrence; PD = Provenience Designation; FS = Field Specimen; PL = Point Location.
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