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Human Native American Female Skull exhibiting Trauma and Hyperostosis frontalis BCM-803 $269.00 Order This / View Your Cart This skull is from a Native American female who died when hit by an 18-wheel truck. This information was documented at the time of the individual's death. The perimortem fractures clearly show the damage caused by the intense blunt force trauma. Additionally the skull provides a good example of hyperostosis interna frontalis, a common condition affecting the interior surface of skulls. This condition is found in both modern and prehistoric populations, and is a current focus of medical research about the relationship between age, sex, and hormones. Please note that specimens from the Maxwell Collection can only be sold to recognized educational institutions and professionals associated with educational institutions. The Maxwell Museum of Anthropology's Laboratory of Human Osteology, at the University of New Mexico, specializes in numerous facets of physical anthropology. The laboratory serves as a repository of human remains and includes prehistoric, historic, documented, and forensic remains. Established in 1984 by Dr. J. Stanley Rhine, the Maxwell Museum's Documented Skeletal Collection has grown to include 237 individuals (as of July 2005) encompassing both sexes, all ages, and many population groups. The skeletal remains are obtained by donation, either by the individual before death, or by the family of a deceased loved one. Information on the sex, age, population affinity, and cause of death is available for the majority of these individuals, allowing students and visiting researchers to develop and test new techniques and theories. Since 1995, prospective donors or their families have been asked to provide health and occupational data as well. With this information, researchers are able to examine the skeletal manifestations of particular diseases including degenerative joint and disc diseases, lymphoma, and osteoporosis, as well as the reaction of bone to repetitive motions and trauma. Recent research has included efforts towards the identification of handedness in individuals, determination of body mass from the skeleton, and variation in cranial damage from various projectiles. The importance of the Documented Collection cannot be overstated. No other institution in the American West has as large a collection of human skeletal remains with such extensive demographic data. Bone Clones is grateful to the Maxwell Museum for allowing us to select specimens for reproduction from their valuable collection and granting us exclusive casting rights to these pieces.

Scientific Name	Catalogue #	Size	Price
Homo sapiens	BCM-803	Set	$269.00

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