SKULL

Object/Artifact

-

St. Joseph Museums

Name/Title

SKULL

Entry/Object ID

356/6607

Description

HUMAN/CHILD/NO MANDIBLE/4 TEETH/SOME PARTIAL TEETH Listed as "Prehistoric" in the Wyeth accession book. Juvenile cranium. Moderate to significant cranial deformation present = occipital flattening. Some mummified tissue present. Peri or Post mortem hole in right frontal. Seems a sharp object removed a section of bone with little discoloration or secondary fracturing. Second molars are erupting, third molars being formed. broken first molar present on right side. Right premolar present with occlusal wear.

Collection

ARCHAEOLOGY

Made/Created

Place

Continent

North America

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Region

Southwest

Continent

North America

Culture/Tribe

Pueblo
Native American

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

SKULL

Dimensions

Height

5-1/2 in

Width

6 in

Length

5-1/2 in

Parts

Count

1

Material

Bone

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair