Three-Dimensional Musculoskeletal Modeling in Commingled Analysis: A Preliminary Study at the Milwaukee County Poor Farm Cemetery

Summary

The analysis and disentanglement of human skeletal elements from commingled burial contexts is an essential step in creating individual identifications. This commingled analysis often includes a reliance on joint articulations to determine holistic element reassociations. Manual methods currently exist to test joint articulations for potential reassociation, but most appendicular joint articulations fall within the low reliability category for this method (Adams and Byrd 2014). Many cases of commingling at the Milwaukee County Poor Farm Cemetery may benefit from joint articulation designations of these low reliability categories. In an effort to provide additional lines of evidence to support these reassociations, this study investigates the efficacy of a three-dimensional joint articulation simulation technique, using a NextEngine scanner and open source software to test joint articulation designations.

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• Society for American Archaeology 83rd Annual Meeting, Washington, DC (2018)

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Abstract Id(s): 22162