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Anatomical element

NISP

Descriptions and biometrical data

Skull

1

damaged; well-preserved braincase, basal part and right and left maxillary bones with incisors; canines worn halfway–flat surface; other parts of the skull preserved in fragments–the temporal bone, facial and jaw areas; visible root of the wolf tooth in the left socket and almost grown right tooth socket in the place of the wolf tooth; pathological changes on the left M1 – pronounced depressions in the rubbing surface; right P-M = 155.4; LM = 73.3; left: LP = 82.3; LM = 73.9; hM1 = 24.6

Mandible

1

left, visible traces of weathering on the cheek side, smooth cheek side with negative plant roots; almost entirely preserved, mainly the diaphysis and fragments from the area of the incisors and the angle of the mandible; canine root pathological changes, strong perforation of the surface, complete incisors, deformed I3 root and degeneration; slight degeneration on the bones behind M3, LP-M = 153.6, LP = 78, LM = 76.2

Mandible

1

right, buccal side smooth, lingual side more brown in colour and slight traces of weathering; almost completely preserved, mainly the diaphysis and fragments of the incisal area and the angle, degeneration on the bone past M3, incisors complete, anterior edge of P2 with a slight arcuate notch visible; tips of canines slightly reduced, LP-M = 153.3; LP = 78.2; LM = 78.2

Hyoid bone

1

Hyoid bone

4

Fragments of cartilage

Atlas

1

3 fragments

Axis

1

++

Cervical vertebrae

5

preserved whole, ++

Cervical vertebrae

1

spinous process with pathological changes

Thoracic vertebrae

2

over 10 years (++); on the spinous processes of the last thoracic vertebrae, slight degenerations – bone growths; both on the cranial and caudal margins; the last two thoracic vertebrae fused with articular processes

Thoracic vertebrae

14

Lumbar vertebrae

6

++; visible quite advanced bone tissue production processes on the articular processes;

Sacrum

1

4 fragments

Caudal vertebrae

3

fragments

Ribs

49

small fragments from about 20 ribs

Sternum

1

4 fragments

Scapula

1

left, preserved in fragments; traces of intense weathering in the vicinity of the neck and supraacetabular nodule on both sides, especially on the cranial edge; SLC = 65; GLP = 95; LG = 44.5

Scapula

1

right, preserved in fragments; a small spur on the supraacetabular tubercle; darker colour on the side; SLC = 64.9; GLP = 96.4

Humerus

1

left, strong traces of weathering on the dorsal and lateral sides of the diaphysis; GL = 282.6; GLC = 274.4; Bp = 95.3; SD = 38.6; Bd = 78.6; WH = 133 cm

Humerus

1

right; GL = 283.9; GLC = 274.2; Bp = 97.2; SD = 36.4; Bd = 82.3; BT = 75; WH = 133.6 cm

Radius & ulna

1

left, ++; fused elbow tubercle; traces of intensive weathering in the central part of the diaphysis on the dorsal and lateral sides; GL = 334.5; Bp = 79.2; SD = 37; Bd = 74.6; WH = 137.8 cm

Radius & ulna

1

right, ++; fused elbow tubercle; slight traces of weathering in the upper part of the diaphysis from the dorsal and lateral sides; GL = 333.6; Bp = 79.4; SD = 39.3; Bd = 75.4; WH = 137.4 cm

Carpal bones

10

left and right

Third metacarpal bone

1

left; and bone II and IV not fused; GL = 225.3; Bp = 49.5; SD = 33.9; Bd = 50.3; WH = 138.7 cm

Third metacarpal bone

1

right; and bone IV not fused; GL = 224.5; Bp = 45.7; SD = 34.4; Bd = 52; WH = 138.3 cm

Pelvis

1

left, right; 9 fragments; LA = 65.5 (right); LA = 65.8 (left)

Femur

1

left, stronger traces of weathering from the medial and ventral sides; GLC = 347.2; Bp = 121.1; SD = 40.2; Bd = 93.3

Femur

1

right, stronger traces of weathering from the medial and ventral sides; GL = 392.4; GLC = 347.7; Bp = 123.4; SD = 40.7; Bd = 92.2; WH = 137 cm

Patella

2

left and right

Tibia

1

left; GL = 350.6; Bp = 98.4; SD = 41.2; Bd = 71.5; WH = 138.2 cm

Tibia

1

right; Bd = 72.1

Tarsal bones

5

left and right

Calcaneus

2

left and right, strong losses due to weathering on the tail edge

Talus

2

left and right

Third metatarsal bone

1

right; and bone II and IV not fused; GL = (261.5); Bp = 50.5; SD = 32.32; Bd = 49; WH = (136.7) cm

Proximal phalanx ant.

1

left; GL = 90; Bp = 59.8; SD = 38; Bd = 48.8; WH = 140.1 cm

Proximal phalanx ant.

1

right; GL = 88.7; Bp = 56; SD = 38.1; Bd = 48.3; WH = 138.1 cm

Middle phalanx ant.

1

left; GL = 50.2

Middle phalanx ant.

1

right; GL = 49.2; Bp = 53.5; SD = 48.7

Distal phalanx ant.

2

left and right

Sesamoid bones

5

proximal sesamoid bones

∑

138

Unidentified

500

about 500 fragments, mostly ribs and splinters of other bones, mostly flat

Vertebrae

12

spinous processes

∑

650