kranium, cranium

Description:

Cranium with mandible of Young adult Male. Decoration consists of a single frond loop tied around the right zygomatic. Possibly palm, darkened, dry and brittle. Generally dirty and mottled in appearance, tending towards darker brown/tan, but mandible is lighter colored. Soil residue is ligh-moderate, present across much of the basicranium, orbits, palate, mandible (filling most mandibular crypts), along with many small roots and rootlets. Small area of surface spalding on R. parietal near occipital. Left zygo arch lost postmortem, as well as buccal anterior max alveolus, superior nasal border, possible tooth puncture to right zygo just lateral of infraorbital foramen. No obvious trauma or osseous pathology. Most teeth except UM1s, UM2s, lLM1, and rLM3 lost postmortem. Remaining teeth more stained with soil than displaying calculus; all heavily worn occlussaly with some ante or postmortem chipping or breakage on enamel edges. Minimal evidence for periostitis. Some measurements not possible due to missing max alveolus. Maxilla:. Mandible:

Location:

Papua New Guinea

Format:

image

Collections:

Museum of Ethnography

Content partner:

Museum of Ethnography

Availability:

Not specified