HUMAN SKELETAL REMAINS OF THE ANCIENT MAYA IN THE ...

89skeletal elementcalcaneustalustibiapatellasacrumpelvismanual phalangemetacarpalcarpalulnaradiushumerusvertebraribsternumscapulaclaviclehyoidmaxillamandiblezygomaticsphenoidethmoidnasaloccipitalparietaltemporalfrontalfibulapedal phalangemetatarsaltarsalfemur0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14quantityTotalNISP: 40elementsteethFig. 13. NISP by element for Cueva de Los Quetzales.Long bone elements present in the sample include femurs, tibiae, fibulae, and humeri.The femur accounts for the highest proportion of long bone material in the sample with10 percent. Minimal cranial material was recovered from this particular cave.The skeletal material from Cueva de Los Quetzales was excavated from threeoperations - CQ1, CQ2, and CQ10. A large proportion of the sample was recoveredfrom Operation CQ1, most of which are teeth and bones of the hands and feet. Longbone and cranial material is not as well represented in the sample. However, a completeleft femoral shaft with possible evidence of bone modification was found in thisoperation. The other two operations produced minimal skeletal material. A rightnavicular found in Lot CQ2-01-0 may articulate with a right talus found in Lot CQ1-10-9. This may illustrate the movement or displacement of articulated or semi-articulated