The human skeletal remains of Altar de Sacrificios : an osteobiographic analysis /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Saul, Frank P.
Other Authors: Austin, Donald M.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Mass. : Peabody Museum, 1972.
Series:Papers of the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University ; v. 63, no. 2.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction. Skeletal studies and Maya research ; The sample in context ; Goals and approaches
  • Origin(s) and evolution of Altarians. Origin(s) of the Altarians ; The possibility of population mixture ; Altar, the Maya area, and Comas's criticism of Vogt's genetic model
  • Population composition : sex and age. Methods ; Age distribution ; Sex distribution
  • Health status of the Altarians as recorded in their skeletons. Methods ; Skeletal lesions found at altar and their desease implications
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix: Morphology and dimensions of the Altar de Sacrificios teeth / by Donald M. Austin.