LB+Anthropology+Chapter+part+2

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13.5 1. a. the person was around 21 years old b. indicates gender, female c. male

2. a. indicates gender, female b. Wisdom teeth develop in the young adult years. c. It could indicate good health or youth.

3. a. probably a female b. the femur is porous and frail which affects the height c. from a caucasian female

4. a. probably a female b. probably a female c. d. e. f. g. h. indicates Caucasian male i. 4. j. We know that one was a male, one was a female, one had 49 cm femurs and the other had 45cm femurs. k. The femurs belonged to a male because a thicker femur indicates a male. l. The person was most likely over 20 because the femur because the condyles join the shaft around that age, created a large attachment site. They were also a female because the female attachment sites are much stronger.

5. a. The surface of her pelvis would be engraved with scars. b. The bones would be less dense. c. The lamboidal suture begins closing around 21. d. The bones were thicker. e.