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Human Skeletal Remains
by Kristin A. Kuckelman and Debra L. Martin
Table 10. Estimated Time of Birth and Death for Each Individual Represented in Human Remains Occurrences, Sand Canyon Pueblo
HRO
Age at Death (in years)
Estimated Time of Birth (in years A.D.)
Estimated Time of Death (in years A.D.)
1
1.5–2.0
1278
1280
2
40–45
1235–1240
1280
3
18–20
1260–1262
1280
4a
12–15
1265–1268
1280
4b
17–26
1254–1263
1280
5
adult*
1200–1258
1261–1279
6
15–20
1260–1265?
about 1280?
7
1
1279
1280
8
1.5–2.5
1265–1278
1267–1280
9
fetus
1267–1280
1267–1280
10
20–30
1250–1260
1280
11
15+
1265+
1280
12
15
1265
1280
13
5–6
1274–1275
1280
14
45–50
1230–1235
1280
15
1+
1266–1279
1267–1280
16
2–6
1261–1278
1267–1280
17
15
1252–1265
1267–1280
18
0–0.5
1266–1279
1267–1280
19
12–15
1265–1268
1280
20
20
1260
1280
21
15–20
1260–1265
1280
22
8+
1272+
1280
23
early 50s
1231–1233
1280
24
35–39
1241–1245
1280
25
0.25–0.75
1279+
slightly pre-1280
26/27
adult*
1220–1259
1280
28
16–18
1262–1264
1280
29
adult*
1220–1259
1280
30
adult*
1220–1259
1280
31
adult*
1220–1259
1280
32
2–3
1277–1278
1280
NOTE: Remains found in abandonment contexts are from individuals who are inferred to have died about A.D. 1280, the estimated year of village depopulation. The time of birth for those individuals was calculated by subtracting the age at death from 1280. The time of death for individuals who were formally buried was estimated using all pertinent information, such as stratigraphic data and tree-ring dates of associated structures and kiva suites.
HRO = Human Remains Occurrence.
* Older than 20 years of age, but probably not more than 60 years of age.
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