SKULL

Object/Artifact

-

St. Joseph Museums

Name/Title

SKULL

Entry/Object ID

356/6600

Description

HUMAN/NO MANDIBLE/RIGHT CHEEK BONE MISSING Listed as "Prehistoric" in the Wyeth accession book. Cranial deformation - cranial vault made shorter and taller. Adult skull, most sutures are gone. Damage to maxilla, all teeth cavities gone. Most of right zygomatic bone missing (post mortem), looks like damage by a sharp implement. Some burning under nasal cavity. Post mortem crack across frontal bone. Indentations on back of cranium, no remodeling present.

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

6-1/2 in

Width

5-1/2 in

Length

6-1/2 in

Parts

Count

1

Material

Bone

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

May 15, 1995