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Figure 8. Enthesopathies of humerus and radius (arrows). 



Figure 7. Development of linea aspera, gluteal ridge, 

 and hypotrochantic fossa (arrows). 



Figure 9. Lesions of clavicular syndesmoses 

 (arrows). 



Although such work is difficult, some contribution may be 

 made. In an archeological sample, it will never be possible to 

 extrapolate from the general to the particular and assign an 

 individual's occupation from a group study. In a personal 

 sense, I will never be able to say: "This man was an archer." 

 What needs to be done, however, is to compare specific 

 groups. Such comparison must obviously be as rigorous as 



possible, so that groups from the same time period and/or 

 geographical area should be compared. What is needed is 

 similarity studies (Waldron 1987, pers. comm.). In this way, 

 groups could be compared for similarities and differences. 

 When all other factors, such as age, sex, and side, are equal, 

 then differences, such as have been described for the Mary 

 Rose crew, can be related to a group activity or occupation. 



Zagreb Pateopiilbology Symp. IWH 



