The skeletal morphology — the specific shapes and proportions of the surviving bone elements — indicated that the remains belonged to an adult male.

This determination, combined with the age, established the basic biographical fact: an adult man, living approximately 10,300 years ago on Prince of Wales Island, in what is now southeastern Alaska.

Beyond these basic facts, the physical remains were analyzed for the specific kinds of information that biological anthropologists can extract from bone and teeth.

Dental morphology — the shape and structure of the teeth — provides information about ancestry and population affiliation that can be compared across archaeological collections and populations.

Stable isotope analysis of the bone collagen provides a direct chemical record of the diet of the individual during the years leading up to death, reflected in the specific ratios of carbon and nitrogen isotopes that accumulate in bone as a function of what was eaten.