SKULL

Object/Artifact

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St. Joseph Museums

Name/Title

SKULL

Entry/Object ID

NO # SKULL 1

Description

HUMAN/NO MANDIBLE/BROKEN & MENDED/5 TEETH Lacquer added - clay around mandibular fossa, presumably to have at one time attached mandible. Damage to sphenoid. RIght molar 1 and 2 present. Significant wear on molar 1. Left incisor 1, 2, and premolar 1 present. Significant wear on all left teeth. Wear on incisors is down to root. Skull was reconstructed and some aspects have been covered up because of that, but perimortem trauma is likely present on this skull. Right parietal and left parietal trauma near occipital suture. . S Fracture on right occipital condyle. Maxillary prognathism.

Collection

ARCHAEOLOGY

Ethnography

Culture/Tribe

Needs to be Identified

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

SKULL

Dimensions

Height

6-1/4 in

Width

5-1/4 in

Length

7-3/4 in

Diameter

7 in

Parts

Count

1

Material

Bone

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair