ABSTRACTS of the 3 rd Annual Meeting of the Midwest

s are given in alphabetical order by senior author; all papers are podium presentations unless noted otherwise. (1) BAKER TATAREK, Nancy, & Lauren LEASE. "Further Statistical Analysis of Differentiating Sex from the Patella." (poster presentation; abstract not available) (2) BIANK, Vincent. "Schmorl's Nodes: Congenital Defect or Trauma Related?" The purpose of this paper is to present preliminary results on the exploration of Schmorl's nodes and the possible association with trauma. This was accomplished by examining whether ligament exostosis and osteophytosis, pathologies known toe associated with trauma, were significantly correlated to the occurrence of Schmorl's nodes and whether this correlation is age dependent. In other words, if Schmorl's nodes are the result of trauma, one would expect to find Schmorl's nodes significantly correlated with ligament exostosis and/or osteophytosis at all ages. This project was completed under the supervision of Dr. Anne Grauer. (3) BUZON, Michele, & Thomas KRUEGER. "Evidence of 'Pipe Smokers' Wear in the Dunning Cemetery Population." In 1992, the Dunning Poor House Cemetery, located west of Chicago, Illinois, was excavated. Prior to the reburial of 120 skeletons in 1995 dental casts were made of dentition which was in reasonable condition. This has allowed further study into patterns of attrition within the population. The goal of this paper is to examine the presence and prevalence of the dental wear of this condition along with historical and ethnographic research will be used to explore the human behavior leading to these dental conditions. This project was completed under the supervision of Dr. Anne Grauer and supported by her NSF Grant No. SBR-9350256. (4) CHENEY, M., & M. SHAH. "The Area Z Cemetery at Umm el-Jimal." (poster presentation; abstract not available) (5) COLYER, Anne, & Norman SAUER. "Analysis of Post-mortem Trauma: Animal Tooth Marks." A set of human remains were found in wooded area in the Midwest. These remains were positively identified my medical X-rays and attempts were made to reconstruct the origin of the severe and extensive skeletal trauma. Careful inspection of the bones proved that none of the marks were stabbing or gunshot wounds. They were all made by animals scavenging the remains, presumably postmortem. Tooth marks of two animal species were tentatively identified.