Primary Human Bone Description: Properties (37)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Phase | 5A |
| Side | un-sided |
| Sex | sex could not be determined |
| Peeling | absent |
| Recovery Year | 1998 |
| Context | Death Pit |
| Body Section 1 | limb |
| Body Section 2 | long bone shaft fragment |
| Skeletal Element | indeterminate humerus, femur, or tibia fragment |
| Age Category | adolescent or adult of indeterminate age |
| NISP | 1 |
| Element Size | less than 25% of a complete element present |
| Rep. Proximal Epiphysis (Long Bones) | absent |
| Rep. Proximal Metaphysis (Long Bones) | absent |
| Rep. Shaft (Long Bones) | present |
| Rep. Distal Metaphysis (Long Bones) | absent |
| Rep. Distal Epiphysis (Long Bones) | absent |
| Shaft Circumference (Long Bones) | less than 50% complete |
| Specimen Length (Long Bones) (mm) | 65 |
| #ancient, #modern Fracture Edges (Long Bones) | 8, 0 |
| Surface Exposure/ Readability | 50-75% |
| Matrix Adhesion | generalized (over entire surface) |
| Surface Degradation Stage | No evidence of bone surface degradation due to weathering or thermal exposure |
| Surface Degradation Type | Absent |
| Surface Degradation Extent | not available/not applicable |
| Degredation Association W/ Thermal Exposure | not available/not applicable |
| Epiphysis Corttical Color | not available/not applicable |
| Epiphysis Cancellous Color | not available/not applicable |
| Metaphysis Cortical Color | not available/not applicable |
| Metaphysis Fracture Edge Color | not available/not applicable |
| Metaphysis Medullary Color | not available/not applicable |
| Shaft Cortical Color | Mottled medium red brown; Generalized (over large areas or entire surface) |
| Shaft Fracture Edge Color | Mottled medium red brown; Generalized (over large areas or entire surface) |
| Shaft Medullary Color | Mottled medium red brown; Generalized (over large areas or entire surface) |
| End Polish | absent |
| Non End Polish | absent |
| Tooth Mark Type: Location | absent |
Item Notes
Human bone specimen have identifiers of a sequence of 2-3 numbers separated by periods (Lot #.Specimen #.Further identifier. Note 1: specimen numbers starting with -0- are lab generated numbers for specimens collected in large bone bags; the number of additional specimen identifiers is related to number of specimens in recovery bags
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Suellen Gauld, Principle Author / Analyst
Damage/Modification: Properties (21)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Cutmark Location | not available/not applicable |
| Cutmark # | 0 |
| Cutmark Type | absent |
| Loadpoint # | 1 |
| Loadpoint Type | Percussion pit and striae; Percussion w/ fracture features |
| Loadpoint Location | Indeterminate Shaft |
| Opposing Loadpoint # | 0 |
| Opposing Loadpoint Type | not available/not applicable |
| Depressed Fractures | No depressed fractures |
| Radiating Fracture Lines (rf) | absent |
| Concentric Fractures W/ Incipient/attached Flakes (cf) | absent |
| Negative Flake Scar (fs) | Single flake scar |
| Cortical Flake Scar (fs) | absent |
| Diverging Fracture Lines | absent |
| Lateral Stress Features | absent |
| Notch Type | absent |
| Notch Length (mm) | not available/not applicable |
| Notch Depth (mm) | not available/not applicable |
| Notch Truncation | not available/not applicable |
| Flake Scar Width (mm) | not available/not applicable |
| Flake Scar Lngth (mm) | not available/not applicable |
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Suellen Gauld, Principle Author / Analyst
Observation 3: Properties (13)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Proximal End Edge | Ancient |
| NISP (human) | 1 |
| Conchoidal Scars | Present |
| Taxon | Homo sapiens |
| Element 1 (human) | Category 1 |
| Prox. End Edge Pattern | Irregular |
| Sex (human) | NA |
| Distal End Edge | Ancient |
| Human Bone ID | 1939/0.18aa |
| Fragment Length (mm) | 65 |
| Age Category (human) | NA |
| Distal End Edge Pattern | Everted-V |
| Side (human) | u |
Linked Persons / Organizations (1)
Suellen Gauld, Observer
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Suggested Citation
Suellen Gauld. "Domuztepe Excavations: 1939.0.18aa ()" (Released 2010-07-31). Stuart Campbell, Elizabeth Carter (Eds.) Open Context. <http://opencontext.org/subjects/20583_DT_Spatial>
Editorial Description (1)
(6,500 BCE - 5,500 BCE)Editor's Note: Date ranges are approximate and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of data contributors. These dates are provided only to facilitate searches.
Linked Data:
Biological Taxonomy Vocabulary-Has Biological Taxonomy :: Encyclopedia of Life- Homo sapiens Linnaeus, 1758
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