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

68five rooms in Operation CNP2. Room 1 contained one adult male, six other adults, andtwo subadults. The second room produced seven adults of indeterminate age and sexand two subadults. The third room accounted for four adults and three young adults.Room 4 had the other 2 adult males, 14 additional males, and 3 subadults. The finalroom contained an adult and young adult, for a total of 46 individuals. This figure alsocorresponds to the estimate calculated at the level of the cave. The MNI estimatesindicate that Cueva de Río El Duende has a deposit that accounts for 46 to 73individuals, a large proportion of those adults of indeterminate age and sex.The PNI estimates produced slightly larger figures than the MNIs. The estimateat the level of the lot/suboperation was 91 individuals (Table 5). Adults of unknown ageand sex represented the largest proportion of individuals, similar to the MNI estimate.There was a significant discrepancy between the MNI and PNI estimates at the level ofthe operation. Seventy-six individuals were calculated for the PNI, in comparison to the49 that were estimated for the MNI. The PNIs at the level of the room and the caveaccounted for 73 individuals. These more conservative estimates suggest that Cueva deRío El Duende may have the remains of 73 to 91 individuals, a majority of them adultindividuals of unknown age and sex.Cueva de Río MurciélagosCueva de Río Murciélagos is one of the smaller caves associated with the site ofDos Pilas. A total of fifty-eight skeletal elements were excavated from this cave,including two nearly intact crania (see Appendix III). These crania represent the only