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Jane E. Buikstra
 

Radiography at Copán

List of Figures

Figure 1:  X-rays of the Cranium from the Motmot Tomb: (a) anterior-posterior perspective; (b) medio-lateral perspective; and (c) superior-inferior perspective.

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(b)  High resolution
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Figure 2:  Medio-lateral aspect of inlaid teeth from the Hunal Tomb.

 

Figure 3:  Left and Right Humeri from Motmot remains. This provides an example of long bones reconstructed from multiple x-rays.

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Figure 4:  X-ray of humeri from the Hunal tomb. Arrows indicate location of radiodense areas at proximal ends. Image illustrates the position and nature of the structures (arrow).   Inset Image

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Figure 5:  Right forearm from Hunal Tomb. Radius and Ulna are labeled, with arrow illustrating the location of cortical thinning of the distal ulna.

 

Figure 6:  Images and x-rays of humeri from the Hunal Tomb. Brackets indicate locations of lateral epicondylar flanges. While these are visible in the images, the nature of the expansion is much more clear in the x-rays.   Inset Image

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Figure 7:  Right radius and ulna from Motmot tomb (labeled). Arrow indicates location of fracture line in right ulna.

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