Transactions of the Regional Archeological Symposium for Southeastern New Mexico and Western Texas: 1983 Page: 34
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A Preliminary Skeletal Analysi -
of the Yoakum County Buria.
Christopher u
Texas Tech University - October
Initial skeletal analysis indicates h
the Yoakum County burial. reported by Claud&e Brn as r
about thirty-five to forty-five years of age. The ag ee
based on tooth wear as reported by Bass (1971:239). Set determia
based on secondary characters such as skull morphology and general boe'
build. These methods aren't as accurate as those using changes in pubi.
sympesis development, but are used in this case because of the fragments
nature of the pelvis.
The skull is represented by the majority of the mandible t-
pital, and a portion of the left temporal bones. Other bones of the sk
are represented, but are too fragmentary to identify. The left tempora
bone includes the mastoid process which is very pronounced on this speci r.
a male characteristic. Both the occipital and the mandible are relativ,-
broad, indicating a probable brachycephalic or broad-headed individual
The lambdoidal suture shows very little evidence of the closure w
a characteristic of old age. The nuchal crest on the occopia b
muscle attachment area, is moderately pronouned, The man-
with a square chin. The goion on the mandib"le is pronounce, an
The body of the. mandible exhibits, sori of b
the molars, the third molar on the right side is missing and che
left by its absence has been eliminated by resorbtion. Tie geeth
are badly fragmented, only three molars are whole enough to warrant an
age determination. Two of these are badly worn, to a forty-five degree
angle, and are cut into the dentine. Based on a tooth wear chart by Brothwel
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