Sublett, Audrey J.

Three skeletal samples from the Lu 25, Perry Site, were
selected on the basis of Archaeological evidence. These individuals
were observed for the presence or absence of seventy-eight
cranial and postcranial discrete traits. The frequency of
occurrence for each trait was determined for males, females and
combined sexes in each sample.
These incidences were used as the basis for statistical
comparison to determine biological distance. The teeth of the
individuals were also analyzed for caries and abcesses. All
evidence indicates one evolving populati on from a hunting and
gathering to an agricultural economy.

Samples from two Southeastern populations classified as
a "Koger's Island type" are re-examined using non-metrical
osteological data. A populationist viewpoint is adopted and the
data is analyzed statistically. This paper;diecusses the method
and some problems inherent in its utilization. It is concluded
that the two samples do not belong to the same breeding
population. Anthropological implications of the method are
briefly discussed.

A nursing home population in Lake Worth, Florida was studied in
terms of a biocultural model utilizing demographic, biological,
environmental, and cultural variables. The aim of this research was
to discuss ways by which the geriatric patient is biologically and
culturally adapting as well as interacting with his/her environment.
This aim was best achieved by a study of past and present disease
incidence exhibited by patients in the nursing home sub-culture.
Blood samples were drawn and typed to test for possible
relationships between blood groups and disease. Some types of mental
disorders were associated with the patient as an end process of
adaptation to the organizational and institutional pressures of the
nursing home environment. In this paper, possibilities for further
research are suggested which could contribute to an improvement in
quality of physical and mental health among geriatric patients in the
nursing home sub-culture.

The osteological material from a disturbed Archaic site (Republic
Groves) in west central Florida was analyzed, both metrically and
non-metrically, in an attempt to describe the population and its
interaction with the environment. The dentition provided the best
basis for cultural inferences. Correlation among extreme attrition,
periodontal disease, and interproximal grooving was suggested.
Frequencies for discrete and continuous cranial and infracranial
non-metric traits were analyzed, although a statistical treatment
of the data proved impossible. Cranial and infracranial metrics
were also reported. Finally, an attempt was made to interrelate
Republic Groves archaeological data with interpretations suggested
by other authors in reference to cultural and ethnological
information.