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Consequences Of The Fall

"(below) Humerus and femur of an adult male with five bones having unhealed perimortem fractures

ca. 1780-1786 St Mary's City, Maryland

The number and pattern of the breaks in this skeleton, with no trauma to the face, suggest accidental injury. Death may have occurred from a fall."

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Uploaded on January 15, 2010
Taken on December 5, 2009