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Journal of Northwest Anthropology Volume 50, Number 2 Fall 2016 Aboriginal Economy and Polity of the Lakes (Senijextee) Indians - Verne F. Ray, with endnote by Madilane Perry Berkeley Rockshelter Lithics: Understanding the Late Holocene Use of the Mount Rainier Area - Bradford W. Andrews, Kipp O. Godfrey, and Greg C. Burtchard Eagle Gorge Terrace (45-KI-1083) an Upland Hunting Camp and Its Place in the Economic Lives of the Precontact Puget Salish - James C. Chatters and Jason B. Cooper Chemical Analysis of Pharmaceutical Materials Recovered from a Historical Dump in Nampa, Idaho - Ray von Wandruszka, David Valentine, Mark Warner, Vaughn Kimball, Tara Summer, Alicia Fink, and Sidney Hunter Skeletal Evidence of Pre-contact Conflict Among Native Groups in the Columbia Plateau of the Pacific Northwest - Ryan P. Harrod and Donald E. Tyler The Holocene Exploitation and Occurrence of Artiodactyls in the Clearwater and Lower Snake River Regions of Idaho - Jenifer C. Chadez Abstracts of the 63rd Annual Meeting of the Northwest Anthropological Conference, Eugene, Oregon 26–28 March 2015

Human skeletons are widely studied in archaeological, anthropological and forensic settings to learn about the deceased. This book focusses on identified skeletal collections and discusses how and why collections were amassed and shows the vital role they play in improving methods and interpretations for archaeological and forensic research.