ABSTRACT
This chapter presents information on the diet, disease, stature, trauma, and demography of individuals interred in the Alameda-Stone cemetery. The osteological sample analyzed from the Alameda-Stone cemetery, consisting of skeletal materials from 1,386 individuals, represents a unique opportunity to examine the lives and deaths of the people of Tucson during a critical time in the history of the city and in the history of the American West. The data collected from Freedman's Cemetery was of significant use for comparison to the Alameda-Stone cemetery sample. Comparisons between the Voegtly Cemetery and Alameda-Stone cemetery samples were possible for a number of observations, such as dental and skeletal markers of infection, indicators of nutritional stress, evidence of dietary habits, stature; and skeletal indicators of behaviors. The Catholic cemetery associated with the Refugio Mission was excavated in 1999 to prepare the area for planned highway improvement.
