Record

CollectionABDUA University of Aberdeen, Human Culture Collection
Object NameSkull
Cranium
Human Remains
Object NumberABDUA:39022
Other NumberScat 190, KIII
Other Number Type1923 Catalogue Numbers
CreatorS04Hc6
Period1910
Brief Description1 old label reads 'Inca, Kiii'. Writing on frontal above nose in ink, is illegible. Old label has been placed inside the cranium, and is now stuck due to the acrylic stand having been adhered to the base of the foramen magna. A sticky residue can be seen on the frontal, where an old label may once have been.

1923 Catalogue: 'Of Inca, Peru. Given by Dr. Wigton, at Aeguipa, Peru in 1910 to Mr. Hall Allexander who presented it to the Museum. Nasal bones fused. Coronal suture partly ankylosed Wormian bone in Lambdoid suture'.
MaterialsHuman Remains
ConditionFair
CompletenessIncomplete
Object Production PlaceUnited States of America, South America, Peru.
Place KeySouth America, Peru.
Field CollectorMr Allexander Hall.
Object History NoteThese human remains were once held by the anatomy department but transfered to the museum. Please see the See Anatomy Skulls Object History File
Publication NoteSee Anatomy Skulls Object History File
Aquisition SourceHall, Mr Allexander
Aquisition NoteThese human remains were once held by the anatomy department but transfered to the museum.
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