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.
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Skull from a 66-year-old female who had Trisomy 21 (Down syndrome). This information was documented at the time of the individual's death. There is evidence of temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disease on the left side...
Skull of a 39-year-old European American female, who died due to a shotgun wound to the head. This information was documented at the time of the individual's death. The skull shows damage from the wound, including pellets imbedded in the bone...
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 Bone Clones® Facial Reconstruction Skull offers a unique opportunity to students and professionals alike to test their skills and knowledge. The skull comes with a cast of this individual's actual dentures, which are removable...
This is a good example of blunt force trauma to the left supraorbital margin with subsequent fracturing of the entire frontal, extending onto adjacent cranial bones...
This gunshot wound skull offers a good example of a gunshot entering the right temple and exiting the top of the head. It demonstrates the classic smaller-entrance-larger-exit wounds...
Growth development study and research set. These bones are from a 13-year-old, 5'3" and 120 lbs, European American male. This information was documented at the time of death...
These remains are of a 65-year-old European American male who died of heart disease (as a complication of alcoholism), as documented at the time of the individual’s death...
These remains are of a 65-year-old European American male who died of heart disease (as a complication of alcoholism), as documented at the time of the individual’s death...
These remains are of a 65-year-old European American male who died of heart disease (as a complication of alcoholism), as documented at the time of the individual’s death...
These remains are of a 65-year-old European American male who died of heart disease (as a complication of alcoholism), as documented at the time of the individual’s death...
These remains come from a 68 year-old European American male who died of heart disease. This information was documented at the time of the individual’s death...
The pelvis is a typical one for European American woman of this age. She had at least one child, and may have been pregnant at the time of her death...
The perimortem fractures clearly show the damage caused by intense blunt force trauma. This is especially true of the clean breaks in the innominate, one of the strongest bones of the body...
This excellent skeleton of a full-term fetus is remarkable for its completeness. Each postcranial bone has been individually cast and then meticulously re-assembled...
This disarticulated skeleton is from a full term (10 lunar months) fetus. It was part of a medical examiner's comparative pathology collection before coming to the Maxwell Museum and are remarkable in their completeness...
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