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HUMAN SKELETAL REMAINS OF THE ANCIE
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iiiABSTRACTHuman Skeletal Remains o
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vACKNOWLEDGEMENTSThis research was
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viiCHAPTERPageIV SITE DESCRIPTIONS
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ixLIST OF FIGURESFIGUREPage1 Map of
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xiLIST OF TABLESTABLEPage1 Caves of
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- Page 19 and 20: 8Caves are also known to share an o
- Page 21 and 22: 10Artifactual materialThe artifacts
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- Page 31 and 32: 20The Copan Ritual Caves Project la
- Page 33 and 34: 22sacrificial victims. The identifi
- Page 35 and 36: 24CHAPTER IIIMATERIALS AND METHODSS
- Page 37 and 38: 26InventoryMy analysis began with a
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- Page 41 and 42: 30After rounding up to the highest
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- Page 49 and 50: 38of the young woman involved the r
- Page 51 and 52: 40Fig. 3. Caves of the Petexbatun.
- Page 53 and 54: 42I) consisted of an excavation in
- Page 55 and 56: 44Cueva de Río El DuendeCueva de R
- Page 57 and 58: 46excavation uncovered evidence of
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- Page 69 and 70: 58Cueva de El DuendeOne hundred for
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- Page 77 and 78: 66TABLE 4. MNI for Cueva de Río El
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- Page 89 and 90: 78TABLE 7. MNI for Cueva de Sangre.
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- Page 95 and 96: 84Three hundred and fifty meters of
- Page 97 and 98: 8626 individuals (Table 9). I ident
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- Page 101 and 102: 90TABLE 11. MNI for Cueva de Los Qu
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- Page 109 and 110: 98The second group consists of eigh
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- Page 113 and 114: 102CNP2-07-1/18A complete left femo
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104occur throughout the bone. The f
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106The identification of human-made
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108harsh effects of the active envi
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110did not affect this particular b
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112TABLE 12. NISPs, MNIs, and PNIs
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114processed for secondary burial (
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116in mind that this and the many o
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118an adult male recovered from an
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120Cueva de Los QuetzalesThe skelet
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122some doubt. These assessments ba
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124CHAPTER VIIICONCLUSIONSThe infor
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126LITERATURE CITEDAnderson AH. 196
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128Brady JE, Rodas I. 1995. Maya Ri
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130Johnston FE. 1962. Growth of the
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132Pohl M, Pohl J. 1983. Ancient Ma
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134Pre-Columbian Archaeology. Oxfor
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APPENDIX IINVENTORY FOR CUEVA DE EL
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CD2-01-8B pelvis R complete ischium
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APPENDIX IIINVENTORY FOR CUEVA DE R
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CNP2-07-1/10 femur L prox.1/2 shaft
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CNP2-12-1/13 humerus R dist.1/2 sha
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CNP2-20-1/11 femur L nearly complet
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CNP2-26-1/1 long bone ? 4+ fragsCNP
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CNP2-28-1/35 mandible L no teeth &
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APPENDIX IIIINVENTORY FOR CUEVA DE
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CRM4-03-1/1 tibia R shaft frag, cor
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CS1-77-2/3 sacrum A anterior aspect
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CS2-11-1/2 radius R complete shaft,
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CS5-07-1/11 frags ? 7 fragsCS5-07-1
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CS9-02-1 B7 tibia L prox.2/3 shaft,
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CS9-04-1/3 tibia R prox.1/2 shaft,
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CS9-06-1/14 femur L complete shaft,
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CS11-05-1/3 long bone ? 15 fragsCS1
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CS11-05-1 grp.B/1 vertebra A centru
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CKP2-03-1/10 femur L complete shaft
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CKP2-04-1/3 femur L dist.1/2 shaft,
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CKP9-06-1 tibia R CKP 62-63; prox.1
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CQ1-10-11 upper I2 R root is formin