You have been called in to help with a prehistoric ossuary that has been excavat
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You have been called in to help with a prehistoric ossuary that has been excavated at a nearby Iroquoian site. From the following list of skulls, determine the MNI (minimum number of individuals):
1. edentious (no teeth) skull with parietal bossing and bony lipping at the temporo-mandibular joint
2. partial mandible with several unerupted permanent teeth
3. very small undeveloped skull bones: 2 parietals, 1 occipital, 1 frontal, 1 temporal, partial maxilla
4. Small skull with some deciduous teeth, some erupted and many unerupted permanent teeth, 1st molars present
5. large mandible with 2 lost teeth and moderate wear
6. mandible with unerupted 3rd molars
7. robust cranium with heavy temporal lines
8. edentious mandible
9. skull of adult proportions with all permanent teeth, unerupted 3rd molars, no apparent tooth wear
Explanation / Answer
one kind of individuals are : 1. old people : with edentious teeth, with large mandible with 2 lost teeth and moderate wear, edentious mandible.
second kind of individuals are : 2. children below age seven. Partial mandible with several unerupted permanent teeth, small skull with some deciduous teeth, mandible with unerupted 3rd molars.
Third kind of individuals : 3. infant. very small undeveloped skull bones.
Fourth kind of individuals: 4. Adolescents- adults: skull of adult proportions with all permanent teeth, unerupted 3rd molars, no teeth wear and robust cranium with heavy temporal lines.
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