This case contains partial remains of an individual discovered in Marin County. Each element shows different stages of erosion and uniform discoloration of the elements (brown). The ribs are severely fragmented. Attached to the occipital on the left side is a fabric and wood attachment, perhaps 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 mandible. Neither the fibula nor the right tibia are present. Several bones of the hands and feet are missing. In the spinal column, a thoracic vertebra is missing and another is fragmented. The skull of the individual expresses a slight porosity, especially along the superciliary arch and both external auditory meatuses. The porosity noted previously on the skull is also present on innominates and many long bones. This porosity is probably due to some sort of taphonomy. Both temporal bones along the squamous suture are lifting away from the skull. This is most likely also due to some form of taphonomic damage. The following table reflects the cranial measurements taken by each analyst. These measurements were then averaged to determine the most accurate measurements. Cranial measurements were taken by each analyst, and the average of each measurement was used in the final calculations needed for the Giles and Elliot metric analysis. The following calculations are sums of the formulas. According to Giles and Elliot individual CR13304 was calculated as male. In order to be male according to this method, the selected cranial measurements must have a total greater than the sum of 891.12 when entered into a series of formulas. After the sex of the indi...... middle of paper ......rus and the left femur. This could be the result of poor digging skills. Most items show signs of root incision, with variable visibility. This erosion varies in severity across all elements. The left and right femur and left tibia are coming off for an unknown cause. Works Cited Trotter, M., Gleser GC 1958. A reevaluation of stature estimation based on measurements of stature made 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 40:145-154Giles, E. and Elliot, O 1962. Identification of race from cranial measurements. Journal of Forensic Sciences.7: 147-157.Giles, E. and Elliot, O 1963. Determination of sex by discriminant function analysis. American Journal of Physical Anthropology. 21:53-68.
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