Lewis, Stephen J.2009-05-052009-05-051999-12-01In S. Anderson (Ed.), Current and recent research in osteoarchaeology 2 : Proceedings of the fourth, fifth and sixth meetings of the Osteoarchaeological Group held in York on 27th April 1996, Cardiff on 16th November 1996, and Durham on 7th June 1997 (pp. 58-61). Oxford: Oxbow Books, 1997.190018897Xhttp://hdl.handle.net/10034/67313This is the author's PDF version of an book chapter published in Current and recent research in osteoarchaeology 2 ©1999. The paper was originally delivered at the sixth meeting of the Osteoarchaeological Research Group at the Institute of Archaeology, University of Durham on 7 June 1997.Probably the richest store of osteological information lies in the radiographic images stored in X-ray departments. These have been greatly under-used. As an example of the sort of data available, some summary statistics from the N.W. Wales Hand Osteological Database are given. This data may be compared with historic or extant populations. Further data is available to colleagues on request.enN.W. Wales hand osteological databasesummary dataConference Contribution