kranium

Utsmyckat kranium. Käkarna sammanbundna med växtmaterial. Förmodligen kopplat till förfäderskult.
Osteologiska analys av Damien Huffer, Stockholms Universitet 2018-02: ung vuxen, kvinna, 20-25 ca ålder: Several suture scores are only minimally within the range of score 1, so all except palatine sutures are basically open. M3 crypts visible. Teeth wear generally minimal but many missing post mortem. Gracile female across all sex estimate traits. Moderate amount of organic staining in many areas, mild to moderate amount of enamel staining...tobacco, betel nut, general staining? Not much evidence for smooth and shiny handling patina. Nose infilled with large resin bulb on wooden pieces inserted into face. Numerous white and red seeds (Job's tears?) embedded in the resin. Woven rattan bisects this costume element, continuing inferiorly to bind maxilla to mandible loosely. Woven rattan also binds madible to zygomatic at condyle. Adhering soil in orbits and ear canals. Minimal gross pathology obvious. Minimal calculus on those teeth remaining, One small lingual CEJ caries in left UM2. l LPM2 buccally worn and most of crown missing, either post mortem or due to caries score 6. Not all occlusal surfaces visible.
Vänster premolar saknas helt, något som i det här fallet är medfött (kongenitalt).