Table 2.
Number and type of lesions recorded on the Jebel Sahaba individuals.
| Traumas & PIMs | Total Lesions | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Traumas | PIMs | Total | |||||||
| Fractures | Perforations/BFT | Drags | Punctures | Perforations | Total | Embedded lithic | |||
| Number of lesions | 33 | 4 | 40 | 24 | 6 | 70 | 20 | 107 | 139 |
| Number of individuals | 22 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 25 | 11 | 38 | 41 |
| % of individuals | 36.1 | 6.6 | 27.9 | 23.0 | 4.9 | 41.0 | 18.0 | 62.3 | 67.2 |
| Anatomical repartition | |||||||||
| 1. Cranium (%) | 3.0 | 100.0 | 20.0 | 25.0 | 66.7 | 25.7 | 15.0 | 21.5 | 20.9 |
| % Frontal | – | 75.0 | 50.0 | 50.0 | 25.0 | 44.4 | 33.3 | 47.8 | 48.3 |
| % Parietal | – | – | – | 33.3 | 50.0 | 22.2 | 66.7 | 17.4 | 13.8 |
| % Temporal | – | 25.0 | 12.5 | 16.7 | – | 11.1 | 0.0 | 13.0 | 13.8 |
| % Occipital | – | – | – | – | 25.0 | 5.6 | 0.0 | 4.3 | 10.3 |
| 2. Upper limb and shoulder girdle (%) | 84.8 | – | 35.0 | 8.3 | – | 22.9 | 10.0 | 41.1 | 36.0 |
| % Shoulder girdle | 7.1 | – | 35.7 | 50.0 | – | 37.5 | 50.0 | 18.2 | 20.0 |
| % Humerus | 10.7 | – | 35.7 | – | – | 31.3 | 50.0 | 18.2 | 18.0 |
| % Ulna | 28.6 | – | 14.3 | – | – | 12.5 | – | 22.7 | 20.0 |
| % Radius | 3.6 | – | 14.3 | – | – | 12.5 | – | 6.8 | 10.0 |
| % Forearm | 32.1 | – | 28.6 | – | – | 25.0 | – | 29.5 | 30.0 |
| % Hand bones | 50.0 | – | 0.0 | 50.0 | – | 6.3 | – | 34.1 | 32.0 |
| 3. Trunk (%) | 3.0 | – | 2.5 | 16.7 | – | 7.1 | 20.0 | 5.6 | 5.8 |
| 4. Lower limb and pelvic girdle (%) | 9.1 | – | 42.5 | 50.0 | 33.3 | 44.3 | 55.0 | 31.8 | 37.4 |
| % Coxal | – | – | 5.9 | 66.7 | – | 29.0 | 63.6 | 26.5 | 23.1 |
| % Femur | – | – | 94.1 | 25.0 | – | 61.3 | 27.3 | 55.9 | 53.8 |
| % Tibia | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3.8 |
| % Fibula | 33.3 | – | – | 8.3 | – | 3.2 | 9.1 | 5.9 | 5.8 |
| % Foot bone | 66.7 | – | – | – | 100.0 | 6.5 | – | 11.8 | 13.5 |
Percentage of each of these lesions in relation to the anatomical parts in bold numbered lines, and percentage of infliction to specific bones of these anatomical parts in underlying lines. PIM = Projectile Impact Mark; BFT = Blunt Force Trauma; % = percentage.