Dolores Archaeological Program Technical Reports, DAP-051: Human Remains

Analysis of human skeletal remains from 1978 and 1979 excavations and the 1978 survey is presented. At least 26 individuals from 14 sites are represented in the collections. None of the remains analyzed indicate that any of the individuals represented were in poor health. The fragmentary nature of the remains makes it impossible to draw any more definite conclusions concerning the health of the prehistoric population.

Sex and age determinants follow standard procedures, i.e., conservative estimates are based on the os coxae (pelvis) and dentition. Metric analysis is not appropriate at this stage, since -most remains are fragmentary. Detailed discussions concerning the analysis of human skeletal remains at these sites are included as appendices to the individual site reports

Originally the information in this record was migrated into tDAR from the National Archaeological Database Reports Module (NADB-R) and updated. In 2015, as part of its effort to improve tDAR content, the Center for Digital Antiquity uploaded a copy of the document and further improved the record metadata.

本研究对1978年、1979年考古发掘及1978年考古调查出土的人类骨骼遗骸进行了分析。本次研究涉及的馆藏标本涵盖14处遗址出土的至少26具个体遗骸。经分析的所有遗骸均未体现其所代表的个体存在健康不良状况。但由于遗骸大多残缺不全，无法就此史前人群的健康状况得出更为确切的结论。

性别与年龄判定遵循标准操作流程，即基于髋骨（os coxae，pelvis）与牙列开展保守估算。鉴于多数遗骸残缺，现阶段不适宜开展度量分析。有关上述遗址人类骨骼遗骸分析的详细论述，已作为附录收录于各遗址报告之中。

本记录最初由国家考古数据库报告模块（National Archaeological Database Reports Module，缩写NADB-R）迁移至tDAR数据库并完成更新。2015年，为优化tDAR数据库的内容质量，古代数字中心（Center for Digital Antiquity）上传了该文档的副本，并进一步完善了本记录的元数据。