ABSTRACT

Introduction .........................................................................................................118 Cultural Aliation and Forensic Anthropology ............................................118 Documentation ................................................................................................... 120 Lab Operations ................................................................................................... 120 Inventory ............................................................................................................. 123 Age and Sex ......................................................................................................... 123 Measurements ..................................................................................................... 124 Taphonomy ......................................................................................................... 126 Dentition ............................................................................................................. 128 Skeletal Pathology .............................................................................................. 130 Cranial Modication ......................................................................................... 132 Nonmetric Traits ................................................................................................ 134 Photographic and Radiographic Documentation ......................................... 134

Photography .............................................................................................. 134 Radiography .............................................................................................. 135

Destructive Analysis .......................................................................................... 135 Additional Resources ......................................................................................... 135 Case Studies ........................................................................................................ 136

e “Sioux Giant” ..................................................................................... 136 e Nez Perce Warrior ............................................................................. 138 Curly Head Jack ........................................................................................ 140 A Hawikku Priest? .....................................................................................141

Conclusion .......................................................................................................... 143 References ............................................................................................................ 144