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This case contains partial remains of an individual discovered in Marin County. Each element shows varying stages of erosion as well as uniform discoloration of the elements (brown). The ribs are severely fragmented. Attached to the occipital on the left side is an attachment of fabric and wood possibly from the burial box. The central incisors and the lateral incisor of the left maxilla are missing. All other teeth are present in the maxilla and the mandible. Neither fibula are present and the right tibia is also missing. Various hand and foot bones are missing. In the vertebral column one thoracic vertebra is missing and another it is fragmented. The skull of the individual expresses mild porosity, especially along the brow ridge and both of the external auditory meatus. The porosity noted earlier on the skull is also present on the innominates and many of the long bones. This porosity is probably due to some sort of taphonomy. Both temporal bones along the squamosal suture are lifting away from the skull. This is also most likely due to some form of taphonomic damage. The following table reflects the cranial measurements that each analyst had taken. An average of these measurements were then calculated in order to determine the most accurate measurements. Each analyst took cranial measurements and the average of each measurement was used in the final calculations necessary to the Giles and Elliot metric analysis. The following calculations are sums of the formulae. According to Giles and Elliot individual CR13304 was calculated to be Male. In order to too be a male according to this method the select cranial measurements must total higher than a sum of 891.12 when placed into a series of formulae. After the sex of the indi... ... middle of paper ... ...rus and the left femur. This could be a result of poor excavation skills. Most elements show signs of root etching, varying in visibility. This erosion varies in severity throughout all of the elements. The left and right femur and the left tibia are peeling due to an unknown cause. Works Cited Trotter, M., Gleser G.C. 1958. A Re-Evaluation of Estimation of Stature Based on Measurements of Stature Taken During Life and of Long Bones After Death. American Journal of Anthropology 16 (1): 79-123. Fully, G. and Pineau, H. 1960. Determination de la Stature au Moyen de Squelette. Annales de Medicine Legale 40:145-154 Giles, E. and Elliot, O 1962. Race Identification from Cranial Measurements. Journal of Forensic Sciences.7: 147-157. Giles, E. and Elliot, O 1963. Sex Determination by Discriminant Function Analysis. American Journal of Physical Anthropology. 21:53-68.

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