Wetherill Mesa, M.V.N.P Bioarchaeological Data

Creator(s): Emily Edmonds

Year: 2021

Summary

Analysis of bioarchaeological indicators of stress and skeletal fractures from selected Wetherill Mesa sites in Mesa Verde National Park. Data was collected in 1995 in compliance with NAGPRA.

Cite this Record

Wetherill Mesa, M.V.N.P Bioarchaeological Data. Emily Edmonds. 2021 ( tDAR id: 463228) ; doi:10.48512/XCV8463228

Data Set Structure

Measurement Column
Count Column
Coded Column
Filename Column
Integration Column (has Ontology)

Table Information: Mesa Verde Data

Column Name Data Type Type Category Coding Sheet Ontology Search
Site Name Study site name.
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Provenience and Context : Site none none true
Sex Sex of adults (male, female, indeterminate).
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Human Skeletal : Sex none none true
ID ID number from 1995 NAGPRA analysis.
BIGINT  Uncoded Value Provenience and Context : Identifier none none true
Period Dated period of burial (Pueblo II/Pueblo III).
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Provenience and Context : Date none none true
PH Presence Porotic hyperostosis presence/absence.
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Human Skeletal : Pathologies/Trauma none none true
Burial # Original burial ID number from archaeological reports.
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Provenience and Context : Feature ID/Number none none true
Age Age categories include infants <1 year old, juveniles 1-9 years, adolescents 10-18 years, young adults 18-35 years, middle adults 35-50 years, and elderly adults 50+ years.
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Human Skeletal : Age none none true
Trauma Notes Extra notes on trauma and fractures.
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Human Skeletal : Other none none true
Context Location of burial (midden, room, kiva).
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Provenience and Context : Context none none true
Evidence of Burning Indicates presence of bones with evidence of burning.
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Human Burial : Other none none true
Post-Cranial- Healing Presence of healing for post-cranial trauma. Antemortem indicates healing/healed fractures, perimortem indicates no healing.
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Human Skeletal : Pathologies/Trauma none none true
Post-Cranial- Location Post-cranial bone element with evidence of cranial trauma.
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Human Skeletal : Element none none true
Post-Cranial Trauma Presence of post-cranial trauma/fractures.
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Human Skeletal : Pathologies/Trauma none none true
Cranial Trauma- Healing Presence of healing for cranial trauma. Antemortem indicates healing/healed fractures, perimortem indicates no healing.
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Human Skeletal : Pathologies/Trauma none none true
Cranial Trauma- Location Cranial bone element with evidence of cranial trauma.
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Human Skeletal : Element none none true
Cranial Trauma- Presence Presence of cranial trauma/fractures.
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Human Skeletal : Pathologies/Trauma none none true
PR Activity Periosteal reaction activity (active, healed)
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Human Skeletal : Pathologies/Trauma none none true
PR Severity Periosteal reaction severity (slight, moderate, severe).
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Human Skeletal : Pathologies/Trauma none none true
PR Extent Periosteal reaction extent (local, systemic).
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Human Skeletal : Pathologies/Trauma none none true
PR Presence Periosteal reaction presence/absence.
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Human Skeletal : Pathologies/Trauma none none true
CO Activity Cribra orbitalia activity (active, healed).
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Human Skeletal : Pathologies/Trauma none none true
CO Severity Cribra orbitalia severity (slight, moderate, severe).
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Human Skeletal : Pathologies/Trauma none none true
CO Presence Cribra orbitalia presence/absence.
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Human Skeletal : Pathologies/Trauma none none true
PH Activity Porotic hyperostosis activity (active, healed).
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Human Skeletal : Pathologies/Trauma none none true
PH Severity Porotic hyperostosis severity (slight, moderate, severe).
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Human Skeletal : Pathologies/Trauma none none true
Stature (cm) Calculated stature in cm based on femur length using equations from Genoves (1967).
DOUBLE  Uncoded Value Human Skeletal : Measurement none none true
Femur Max Length (mm) Maximum length of the femur in mm, if present and fully intact.
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Human Skeletal : Measurement none none true
Feature Feature ID number from original excavation reports associated with the burial.
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Provenience and Context : Feature ID/Number none none true

Keywords

Culture
Ancestral Puebloan

Material
Human Remains

Site Name
Wetherill Mesa

Site Type
Hamlet / Village

Investigation Types
Bioarchaeological Research

General
bioarchaeology • Mesa Verde

Geographic Keywords
Mesa Verde National Park • Wetherill Mesa

Temporal Keywords
Pueblo II - III

Temporal Coverage

Calendar Date: 900 to 1300

Spatial Coverage

min long: -108.433; min lat: 37.146 ; max long: -106.503; max lat: 38.281 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): Emily Edmonds; Debra Martin

File Information

  Name Size Creation Date Date Uploaded Access
Mesa-Verde-Data.csv 23.58kb Sep 15, 2021 9:09:37 PM Public
This csv file was used to analyze data on bioarchaeological health and trauma in R (version 4.0.2).
  • Translated version Mesa-Verde-Data_translated.xlsx (23.93kb)
    Data column(s) in this dataset have been associated with coding sheet(s) and translated: