▁lot ▁of ▁b one ▁t issue ▁around ▁the ▁mouth ▁was ▁lost ▁due ▁to ▁res or ption . ▁ ▁Mor ph ology ▁ ▁Sk ull ▁ 4 ▁was ▁likely ▁an ▁older ▁adult ▁male ▁upon ▁death . ▁This ▁conclusion ▁was ▁reached ▁in ▁part ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁thick ness ▁of ▁its ▁c ran ial ▁v ault ▁and ▁sin us ▁development , ▁though ▁the ▁complete ▁res or ption ▁of ▁to oth ▁so ckets ▁years ▁after ▁losing ▁teeth ▁also ▁could ▁shed ▁light ▁on ▁its ▁age . ▁It ▁is ▁considered ▁a ▁male ▁due ▁to ▁its ▁project ing ▁brow ▁rid ges , ▁broad ▁nas al ▁cav ity , ▁large ▁che eks , ▁and ▁developed ▁mas to id ▁cr ests . ▁The ▁c ran ial ▁capacity , ▁and ▁overall ▁size ▁of ▁the ▁sk ull , ▁is ▁fairly ▁small ▁for ▁H . ▁ere ct us ▁spec im ens ▁( 6 2 5 ▁cc ). ▁This ▁provides ▁interesting ▁imp lications ▁in ▁the ▁large ▁range ▁of ▁sizes ▁between ▁same ▁sex ed ▁individuals ▁in ▁this ▁population , ▁as ▁Sk ull ▁ 5 ▁is ▁significantly ▁larger . ▁ ▁All ▁mand ib ular ▁to oth ▁so ckets ▁had ▁been ▁completely ▁res or bed ▁upon ▁death , ▁except ▁for ▁the ▁can ines . ▁The ▁extensive ▁rem od eling ▁of ▁mand ib ular ▁and ▁max ill ary ▁architecture ▁implies ▁that ▁the ▁individual ▁had ▁lived ▁mostly ▁to oth less ▁for ▁several ▁years ▁before ▁death . ▁It ▁is ▁currently ▁unclear ▁if ▁the ▁to oth ▁loss ▁was ▁due ▁to ▁old ▁age , ▁path ology , ▁or ▁both . ▁ ▁Tax onomy ▁