"Human Skeletal Remains," by Cynthia S. Bradley

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Table 7. Indicators of Physiological Stress and Evidence of Skeletal Damage, Yellow Jacket Pueblo

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Skeletal Indicators of Health

Skeletal Damage

Designation

Skeletal Element

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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