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Human Skeletal Remains
by Kristin A. Kuckelman and Debra L. Martin
Table 2. Age and Sex of Human Remains Occurrences, Sand Canyon Pueblo
HRO No.
Age Categorya
Age Estimate
Sex
Type of Disposition
1
infant
18–24 months
indeterminate
abandonment context
2
middle adult
40–45 years
male
abandonment context
3
adolescent
18–20 years
female
abandonment context
4a
adolescent
12–15 years
probable male
abandonment context
4b
adolescent/young adult
17–26 years
probable female
abandonment context
5
young adult?
adult
probable female
formal burial
6
adolescent
15–20 years
possible female
formal burial
7
infant
1 year
indeterminate
abandonment context
8
infant
24 +/- 8 months
indeterminate
formal burial
9
fetal
fetal
indeterminate
formal burial
10
young adult
20–30 years
female
abandonment context
11
adolescent
15 +/- years
indeterminate
abandonment context
12
adolescent
15 years
indeterminate
abandonment context
13
child
5–6 years
indeterminate
abandonment context
14
middle adult
45–50 years
female
abandonment context
15
infant
1+ years
indeterminate
formal burial
16
child
2–6 years
indeterminate
formal burial
17
adolescent
15 years
indeterminate
formal burial
18
infant
0–6 months
indeterminate
formal burial
19
adolescent
12–15 years
indeterminate
abandonment context
20
adolescent
20 years
probable male
abandonment context
21
adolescent
15–20 years
probable female
abandonment context
22
child
8 +/- years
indeterminate
abandonment context
23
old adult
early 50s
female
abandonment context
24
middle adult
35–39 years
male
abandonment context
25
infant
3–9 months
indeterminate
formal burial
26/27
middle adult
30–40 years
probable female
abandonment context
28
adolescent
16–18 years
indeterminate
abandonment context
29
adult
adult
possible female
abandonment context
30
adult
adult
possible female
abandonment context
31
adult
adult
indeterminate
abandonment context
32
infant
2–3 years
indeterminate
abandonment context
HRO = Human Remains Occurrence.
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; subadult = 0 to 20 years; adult = 20+ years.
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