Anthropology

Lab Final Mystery Images and Data

Instructions:

• There are questions on your answer sheet to guide you through solving the mystery of August of Augustberg and the two ancient human remains found in association with each other. • These images hold data that will help you answer the questions and

solve the mystery. • The questions will direct you to the data needed in this image set. • Answer the questions based on the data sets, and then, once you

have all your evidence, use it to tell me what you believe happened to these individuals.

1 Dating Methods

2 Biological sex: pelvis

3 Biological sex: cranium. Species identification

4 Dental health

5 Pathology and Trauma Analysis Detail

6 Pathology and Trauma Analysis

7 hominin identification

8 Stone tools identification

9 DNA matching-individual

August’s DNA sample A. B. C. D. E. F. G. H

10 Inheritance and Loci Matching

This is a CT scan of the legs: note in particular the distal femur and the proximal tibial plateau

11 Aging from Epyphysial Fusion

12 Aging from tooth eruption

First molar visible, but Not erupted (first adult tooth)

13 Blood Typing Inheritance

• August’s Blood Type: AB • Augustette’s Blood Type: O