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288 Ubelaker, D. H. & J. Pap Table 8. Comparison of the number of bones with periosteal lesions to the total number of bones in the sample Affected bone No. with lesions Total No. Fraction L tibia proximal 2 341 0.0059 L tibia middle 3 349 0.0086 L tibia distal 3 327 0.0092 R tibia proximal 5 339 0.0147 R tibia middle 5 341 0.0147 R tibia distal 5 321 0.0156 L fibula proximal 2 214 0.0093 L fibula middle 1 234 0.0043 L fibula distal 2 196 0.0102 R fibula proximal 1 199 0.0050 R fibula distal 3 199 0.0026 R femur middle 1 386 0.0026 L femur middle 1 392 0.0026 L clavile 1 105 0.0095 R clavile 1 105 0.0095 L sphenoid 1 314 0.0032 L pariental 1 314 0.0032 R pariental 2 316 0.0063 R temporal 1 279 0.0036 L ischium 1 1 10 0.0091 Central L ribs 2 427 0.0047 The above listing details likely evidence of infection in 34 bones from 22 individuals, all adults. Thus the ratio of affected bones (34) to total individuals in the sample (593) is .0573, affected bones (34) to adults in the sample (416) .0817, affected individuals (22) to total individuals in the sample (593) .0371 and affected individuals (22) to total adults in the sample (416) .0529. As in the previous discussion of trauma, the detailed inventory presents an opportunity to examine the frequency of periosteal lesions within the sample of individual bones. For example, periosteal lesions were found on the distal ends of five right tibias. The inventory reveals that a total of 321 distal right tibias were present in the sample and sufficiently well preserved to allow observations on the presence of periosteal lesions. Thus, the fraction of distal right tibias in the sample with lesions was .0156. Table 8 presents the fractions of individual bones showing periosteal lesions. These fractions vary from .0026 for the middle third of both left and right femora to a high of .0156 for the distal right tibia. In general, the highest values originate from the tibias and distal fibulas.