Lucile Eleanor St. Hoyme
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Ruthann Knudson notes that many established women archaeologists and anthropologists were called to help with the River Basin Survey as subject experts but not identified as co-authors in publications, including St. Hoyme who worked as a physical anthropologist on the project, along with [[Kate Peck Kent]] (textile specialist) and Florence Lister (ceramic specialist).{{Cite book|last1=Banks|first1=Kimball M.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Qc9mDAAAQBAJ&q=Lucile+E.+St.+Hoyme+(1924%E2%80%932001)|title=Dam Projects and the Growth of American Archaeology: The River Basin Surveys and the Interagency Archeological Salvage Program|last2=Czaplicki|first2=Jon S.|date=2016-06-16|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-315-43072-0|language=en}} St. Hoyme analyzed human remains from the Kerr Reservoir between 1947 and 1951 and documented evidence of scalping with noted defleshing marks. St. Hoyme authored publications in the early 1960s, but she was not mentioned or included as a contributing author in publications in the 1940s and 1950s for her earlier work with the Kerr Reservoir remains. |
Ruthann Knudson notes that many established women archaeologists and anthropologists were called to help with the River Basin Survey as subject experts but not identified as co-authors in publications, including St. Hoyme who worked as a physical anthropologist on the project, along with [[Kate Peck Kent]] (textile specialist) and Florence Lister (ceramic specialist).{{Cite book|last1=Banks|first1=Kimball M.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Qc9mDAAAQBAJ&q=Lucile+E.+St.+Hoyme+(1924%E2%80%932001)|title=Dam Projects and the Growth of American Archaeology: The River Basin Surveys and the Interagency Archeological Salvage Program|last2=Czaplicki|first2=Jon S.|date=2016-06-16|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-315-43072-0|language=en}} St. Hoyme analyzed human remains from the Kerr Reservoir between 1947 and 1951 and documented evidence of scalping with noted defleshing marks. St. Hoyme authored publications in the early 1960s, but she was not mentioned or included as a contributing author in publications in the 1940s and 1950s for her earlier work with the Kerr Reservoir remains. |
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When St. Hoyme's report, "Human Skeletal Remains from the Tollifero (Ha6) and Clarksville (Mc14) Sites, John H. Kerr Reservoir Basin, Virginia," was published, the report notes that William M. Bass was conducting fieldwork and so not available to consult on the report when St. Hoyme was conducting comparative research, so "as a consequence the final presentation of the material, comparisons, and conclusions are Miss Hoyme's."{{Cite book|last1=Miller|first1=Carl F.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sD4ALbmhfSsC&q=Human+skeletal+remains+from+the+John+H.+Kerr+Reservoir+Basin,+Virginia+hoyme|title=Archeology of the John H. Kerr Reservoir Basin, Roanoke River Virginia-North Carolina|last2=Hoyme|first2=Lucile E.|last3=Bass|first3=William M.|date=1962|publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office|language=en}} |
When St. Hoyme's report, "Human Skeletal Remains from the Tollifero (Ha6) and Clarksville (Mc14) Sites, [[John H. Kerr]] Reservoir Basin, Virginia," was published, the report notes that William M. Bass was conducting fieldwork and so not available to consult on the report when St. Hoyme was conducting comparative research, so "as a consequence the final presentation of the material, comparisons, and conclusions are Miss Hoyme's."{{Cite book|last1=Miller|first1=Carl F.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sD4ALbmhfSsC&q=Human+skeletal+remains+from+the+John+H.+Kerr+Reservoir+Basin,+Virginia+hoyme|title=Archeology of the John H. Kerr Reservoir Basin, Roanoke River Virginia-North Carolina|last2=Hoyme|first2=Lucile E.|last3=Bass|first3=William M.|date=1962|publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office|language=en}} |
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As part of her research, St. Hoyme utilized four categories of osteological changes associated with increasing pathology, and St. Hoyme used macroscopic and radiographic illustrations to study modifications in the cortical and endosteal bone, noting inflammation of the tibiae. St. Hoyme also incorporated descriptions of diseases occurring among the Native American people written by European explorers and settlers in the mid-Atlantic coastal region. Her analysis of taphonomy features mirror pathological modifications, interpretations of forensic evidence, including defleshing marks, and identification of pathologies, which are unique features for appendices written in the mid-twentieth century. |
As part of her research, St. Hoyme utilized four categories of osteological changes associated with increasing pathology, and St. Hoyme used macroscopic and radiographic illustrations to study modifications in the cortical and endosteal bone, noting inflammation of the tibiae. St. Hoyme also incorporated descriptions of diseases occurring among the Native American people written by European explorers and settlers in the mid-Atlantic coastal region. Her analysis of taphonomy features mirror pathological modifications, interpretations of forensic evidence, including defleshing marks, and identification of pathologies, which are unique features for appendices written in the mid-twentieth century. |
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St. Hoyme also taught at the [[University of Pennsylvania]] in the 1966–1967 academic year to defray her father's medical bills during his hospitalization and pay for his funeral. St. Hoyme taught at universities in the Washington, D.C., area to share her skills and knowledge and to help with her parents' medical costs. She also conducted research at the [[University of Maryland School of Dentistry|Baltimore College of Dental Surgery and the Dental School]] of the [[University of Maryland, Baltimore County|University of Maryland]], Baltimore. David Hunt remembers "her continual commitment and attendance to her parents and her struggles as a woman professional in mid- to latter twentieth-century physical anthropology." |
St. Hoyme also taught at the [[University of Pennsylvania]] in the 1966–1967 academic year to defray her father's medical bills during his hospitalization and pay for his funeral. St. Hoyme taught at universities in the Washington, D.C., area to share her skills and knowledge and to help with her parents' medical costs. She also conducted research at the [[University of Maryland School of Dentistry|Baltimore College of Dental Surgery and the Dental School]] of the [[University of Maryland, Baltimore County|University of Maryland]], Baltimore. David Hunt remembers "her continual commitment and attendance to her parents and her struggles as a woman professional in mid- to latter twentieth-century physical anthropology." |
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St. Hoyme was also a member of the [[American Association of Physical Anthropologists]], [[Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland]], Anthropological Society of Washington, New York Academy of Sciences, [[Sigma Xi]], Society of Women Geographers, Society for Systematic Zoology, and [[Omicron Kappa Upsilon]] Dental Honor Society. She also served as an Elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and a Fellow of the [[American Anthropological Association]]. St. Hoyme's research was recognized by a review in ''[[American Antiquity]]'' by C.G. Holland and a formal letter of acknowledgement and a cash award from H.H. Roberts, then director of the Bureau of American Ethnology, for her contribution to research in the John Kerr Reservoir report in the BAE Bulletin. |
St. Hoyme was also a member of the [[American Association of Physical Anthropologists]], [[Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland]], Anthropological Society of Washington, [[New York Academy of Sciences]], [[Sigma Xi]], Society of Women Geographers, Society for Systematic Zoology, and [[Omicron Kappa Upsilon]] Dental Honor Society. She also served as an Elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and a Fellow of the [[American Anthropological Association]]. St. Hoyme's research was recognized by a review in ''[[American Antiquity]]'' by C.G. Holland and a formal letter of acknowledgement and a cash award from H.H. Roberts, then director of the Bureau of American Ethnology, for her contribution to research in the John Kerr Reservoir report in the BAE Bulletin. |
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St. Hoyme also presented her research at conferences associated with these professional societies. St. Hoyme presented her research at meetings of the Association of Physical Anthropologists. She also shared her findings at dental symposia that she and Koritzer organized at annual meetings of the American Association of Physical Anthropology, involving dental anthropologists Stephen Olnar and Albert Dahlberg. These presentations also focused on comparative human and great ape dental anatomy and oral health. |
St. Hoyme also presented her research at conferences associated with these professional societies. St. Hoyme presented her research at meetings of the Association of Physical Anthropologists. She also shared her findings at dental symposia that she and Koritzer organized at annual meetings of the American Association of Physical Anthropology, involving dental anthropologists Stephen Olnar and Albert Dahlberg. These presentations also focused on comparative human and great ape dental anatomy and oral health. |
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Even after her retirement in September 1982, St. Hoyme remained active at the National Museum of Natural History as an emeritus Curator and continued to pursue her research related to comparative skeletal anatomy. After retirement, St. Hoyme created an inventory of the anthropometric instruments that were used and housed in the National Museum of Natural History, Department of Anthropology, many of which are early prototypes and the only examples of these early instruments in the United States. |
Even after her retirement in September 1982, St. Hoyme remained active at the National Museum of Natural History as an emeritus Curator and continued to pursue her research related to comparative skeletal anatomy. After retirement, St. Hoyme created an inventory of the anthropometric instruments that were used and housed in the National Museum of Natural History, Department of Anthropology, many of which are early prototypes and the only examples of these early instruments in the United States. |
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St. Hoyme cared for many cats in her home, and when one of these cats died, she donated the body to the Department of Vertebrate Zoology at the Natural Museum of Natural History to be skeletonized and added to the museum collection. Utilizing the anatomical evidence of these domesticated cats, St. Hoyme began to conduct research related to feline comparative anatomy between wild and domesticated cats and studied sexual dimorphism between different domestic varieties in the Smithsonian's Vertebrate Zoology Department.{{Cite news|title=Smithsonian Anthropologist Lucile St. Hoyme Dies at Age 78|language=en-US|newspaper=Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/2001/12/05/smithsonian-anthropologist-lucile-st-hoyme-dies-at-age-78/ad2e8679-698b-42b1-b357-49063efc0d32/|access-date=2020-07-22|issn=0190-8286}} For example, the zoological collection records recognize her donation of a ''[[Cat|Felis catus]]'' specimen on October 30, 1978, to the National Museum of Natural History.{{Cite web|title=Felis catus: Felidae: Carnivora: Mammalia: Chordata|url=https://collections.nmnh.si.edu/search/mammals/?ark=ark:/65665/3782bdd6b194d445ba8d17cad9fbe1958|access-date=July 21, 2020|website=Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History}} |
St. Hoyme cared for many cats in her home, and when one of these cats died, she donated the body to the Department of Vertebrate Zoology at the Natural Museum of Natural History to be skeletonized and added to the museum collection. Utilizing the anatomical evidence of these domesticated cats, St. Hoyme began to conduct research related to feline comparative anatomy between wild and domesticated cats and studied [[sexual dimorphism]] between different domestic varieties in the Smithsonian's Vertebrate Zoology Department.{{Cite news|title=Smithsonian Anthropologist Lucile St. Hoyme Dies at Age 78|language=en-US|newspaper=Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/2001/12/05/smithsonian-anthropologist-lucile-st-hoyme-dies-at-age-78/ad2e8679-698b-42b1-b357-49063efc0d32/|access-date=2020-07-22|issn=0190-8286}} For example, the zoological collection records recognize her donation of a ''[[Cat|Felis catus]]'' specimen on October 30, 1978, to the National Museum of Natural History.{{Cite web|title=Felis catus: Felidae: Carnivora: Mammalia: Chordata|url=https://collections.nmnh.si.edu/search/mammals/?ark=ark:/65665/3782bdd6b194d445ba8d17cad9fbe1958|access-date=July 21, 2020|website=Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History}} |
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Later in life, St. Hoyme experienced health problems, including a [[Colectomy|colon resection]], metabolic imbalances from [[ovarian tumor]]s, and adult onset diabetes. Unfortunately, St. Hoyme's health problems prevented the completion of her research on comparative cat morphology. St. Hoyme died on November 15, 2001, at the Heartland Health Care Center in [[Hyattsville, Maryland]], at the age of 77 after several strokes resulting from diabetic complications. After her death, a memorial serve was held at her lifelong church, the Wallace Presbyterian Church, on December 9, 2001 [8]. St. Hoyme did not leave any immediate survivors. |
Later in life, St. Hoyme experienced health problems, including a [[Colectomy|colon resection]], metabolic imbalances from [[ovarian tumor]]s, and adult onset diabetes. Unfortunately, St. Hoyme's health problems prevented the completion of her research on comparative cat morphology. St. Hoyme died on November 15, 2001, at the Heartland Health Care Center in [[Hyattsville, Maryland]], at the age of 77 after several strokes resulting from diabetic complications. After her death, a memorial serve was held at her lifelong church, the Wallace Presbyterian Church, on December 9, 2001 [8]. St. Hoyme did not leave any immediate survivors. |
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