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Table 26: Cnemic index comparing the present frequencies of flattening of the tibia (sides and sexes combined, including disarticulated tibiae) with those from other sites. 1994 site lies towards the lower end of the range of reported frequencies for platycnemia. (I=individuals, B=bones)
Site Platycnemic Mesocnemic Eurycnemic
<62.9 63-69.9 70-99.9
% n % n % n
Whithorn (Cardy 1997a) 15 61 B 45 186 B 40 164 B
Logie's Lane (Cardy 1997b) 11 7 B 21 14 B 68 44 B
Aberdeen E19 (Cross and Bruce 1989) 10 8 B 30 25 B 60 50 B
Aberdeen E38 (Cardy, this study) 4 3 B 38 28 B 58 43 B
Ayr, St John's Tower (Cardy 1994) 0 0 B 38 16 B 62 26 B
St. Nicholas Shambles (White 1988) 9 4/46 I - - - -
St. Helen-on-the-Walls (Dawes 1980) 7 24/360 I - - - -
Linlithgow (Cross and Bruce 1989) 6 6 B 33 32 B 61 60 B

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