Human remains

Object status:
Deaccessioned
Museum number:
12-2187
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
12-2187 (burial number) and 603 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.382
Description:
Nearly complete cranium and mandible of a robust middle-to-older adult male individual. Large abscess enveloping alveolus of LM₂, possible paramasticatory use of lower RM₁. Abscess enveloping alveolus of LM². Possible additional abscess on RM². The right jugular fossa is asymmetrically enlarged, and possible lytic lesions are observed immediately posterior to the right jugular fossa. Individual displays evidence of multiple perimortem traumatic interpersonal injuries to the head. On the left frontal is a 2.5 cm by 4 mm crushing injury caused by a finely edged, bladed weapon. Two centimeters posterior to this is a second, less deep, crushing injury approximately 1 cm by 3 mm. On the left parietal about 4 cm posterior to the previous injury is another crushing injury about 1 cm by 5 mm. About 2 cm lateral to midline and about 2 cm posterior to the coronal suture is a round perforation measuring about 8 by 9 mm. The margins are weathered similarly to rest of cranium, indicating perimortem injury. The interior aspect of this injury is considerably larger—about 2 cm by 7 cm. The occipital condyles are damaged anteriorly, consistent with a massive downwards trauma to the head.
Donor:
Blanche Trask
Collection place:
CA-SNI-NL-4, San Nicolas Island, Southern Channel Islands
Collector:
Blanche Trask
Collection date:
1902
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Human remains
Accession date:
1910
Department:
Human remains
Comment:
NAGPRA description: Skull with lower jaw, temporals incomplete; round hole in parietal.
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Human remains, accession number 12-2187, described as Nearly complete cranium and mandible of a robust middle-to-older adult male individual. Large abscess enveloping alveolus of LM₂, possible paramasticatory use of lower RM₁. Abscess enveloping alveolus of LM². Possible additional abscess on RM². The right jugular fossa is asymmetrically enlarged, and possible lytic lesions are observed immediately posterior to the right jugular fossa. Individual displays evidence of multiple perimortem traumatic interpersonal injuries to the head. On the left frontal is a 2.5 cm by 4 mm crushing injury caused by a finely edged, bladed weapon. Two centimeters posterior to this is a second, less deep, crushing injury approximately 1 cm by 3 mm. On the left parietal about 4 cm posterior to the previous injury is another crushing injury about 1 cm by 5 mm. About 2 cm lateral to midline and about 2 cm posterior to the coronal suture is a round perforation measuring about 8 by 9 mm. The margins are weathered similarly to rest of cranium, indicating perimortem injury. The interior aspect of this injury is considerably larger—about 2 cm by 7 cm. The occipital condyles are damaged anteriorly, consistent with a massive downwards trauma to the head.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Human remains, accession number 12-2187, described as Nearly complete cranium and mandible of a robust middle-to-older adult male individual. Large abscess enveloping alveolus of LM₂, possible paramasticatory use of lower RM₁. Abscess enveloping alveolus of LM². Possible additional abscess on RM². The right jugular fossa is asymmetrically enlarged, and possible lytic lesions are observed immediately posterior to the right jugular fossa. Individual displays evidence of multiple perimortem traumatic interpersonal injuries to the head. On the left frontal is a 2.5 cm by 4 mm crushing injury caused by a finely edged, bladed weapon. Two centimeters posterior to this is a second, less deep, crushing injury approximately 1 cm by 3 mm. On the left parietal about 4 cm posterior to the previous injury is another crushing injury about 1 cm by 5 mm. About 2 cm lateral to midline and about 2 cm posterior to the coronal suture is a round perforation measuring about 8 by 9 mm. The margins are weathered similarly to rest of cranium, indicating perimortem injury. The interior aspect of this injury is considerably larger—about 2 cm by 7 cm. The occipital condyles are damaged anteriorly, consistent with a massive downwards trauma to the head.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Human remains, accession number 12-2187, described as Nearly complete cranium and mandible of a robust middle-to-older adult male individual. Large abscess enveloping alveolus of LM₂, possible paramasticatory use of lower RM₁. Abscess enveloping alveolus of LM². Possible additional abscess on RM². The right jugular fossa is asymmetrically enlarged, and possible lytic lesions are observed immediately posterior to the right jugular fossa. Individual displays evidence of multiple perimortem traumatic interpersonal injuries to the head. On the left frontal is a 2.5 cm by 4 mm crushing injury caused by a finely edged, bladed weapon. Two centimeters posterior to this is a second, less deep, crushing injury approximately 1 cm by 3 mm. On the left parietal about 4 cm posterior to the previous injury is another crushing injury about 1 cm by 5 mm. About 2 cm lateral to midline and about 2 cm posterior to the coronal suture is a round perforation measuring about 8 by 9 mm. The margins are weathered similarly to rest of cranium, indicating perimortem injury. The interior aspect of this injury is considerably larger—about 2 cm by 7 cm. The occipital condyles are damaged anteriorly, consistent with a massive downwards trauma to the head.

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