Date of Award
4-1982
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Department
Anthropology
First Advisor
Dr. Robert I. Sundick
Second Advisor
Dr. Elizabeth B. Garland
Third Advisor
Dr. William Cremin
Access Setting
Masters Thesis-Open Access
Abstract
An ossuary consisting of 53 individuals from the single component, Late Woodland Wolf Phase site of LaSalle in northern Ohio is analyzed with respect to paleodemography, paleopathology, and metric and non-metric variants. Because of the small sample size, a limited amount of paleodemografrhic information was obtainable. It was determined, however, that approximately 32 adults and 21 subadults were present. Of the 21 sexable mature specimens, 61.9% (13) were ascertained to be males, while 38.1% (8) were classified as females employing the femoral shaft circumference technique of Black. Postcranial lesions most frequently observed were diagnosed as resulting from trauma (fractures and breaks), non specific infection (periostitis) and degenerative processes (arthritis). Dental caries, antemortem tooth loss, abscess formation, and plagiocephaly accounted for all observed cranial pathologies. Metric and non-metric variables of the cranium as well as the postcranium were recorded.
Recommended Citation
Puskarich, Cheryl Lee, "The LaSalle Ossuary: An Osteological Analysis" (1982). Masters Theses. 1735.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/masters_theses/1735