Final Lab Practicum:
The Mystery of August of Augustberg
Instructions: using the information provided in the “Data Set” please answer the following questions, and at the end, offer your hypothesis interpreting the data as to what happened to August of Augustberg. (75%)
1) August was found in stratum I-2. The Carbon-14 results were inconclusive, so what other method could you use to date August?
2) This is an image of August’s pelvis. Is August a male or female, and how can you tell based on the morphology?
3) This is August’s skull (the cranial vault has been removed for study purposes, it is not an injury) …
a. Can you confirm your sexing of August’s pelvis by sexing this skull? Explain how….