“…Injury patterns provide a means to understand ancient life ways and behavior, for example, interpersonal relations among community members, external relations, attitudes towards others, environmental or occupational hazards, medical knowledge, and also the consequences of injuries for the individual and the community (Brickley and Smith, 2006;Buzon and Richman, 2007;Judd, 2002a;Kilgore et al, 1997;Mays, 2006;Smith, 1996;Torres-Rouff and Junqueira, 2006). The ulna parry fracture is perhaps the most poorly defined and controversial injury owing to its implications for social behavior in ancient societies particularly interpersonal violence (e.g., Jurmain, 1999;Lovell, 1997).…”