The purpose of this paper is to describe the Commissary Site mortuary population in terms of mechanical stress and then to assign possible cultural causes to explain this wear. This consisted of discussing basic anatomy in terms of bones and muscles, then in describing the osteological material excavated at the Commissary Site. Each joint was examined for wear and the entire bone for heavy build up of the cortex caused by the action of the muscles. This information was then interpreted with the aid of the associated artifacts and the burials themselves in terms of the grinding of food stuffs, the use of tump lines, hunting, handedness, and the preparation of hides.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:BSU/oai:cardinalscholar.bsu.edu:handle/182828 |
| Date | January 1983 |
| Creators | Reseigh, Melanie Ann |
| Contributors | Glenn, Elizabeth J. |
| Source Sets | Ball State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Format | v, 57 leaves : ill. ; 28 cm. |
| Source | Virtual Press |
| Coverage | n-us-in |
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