Primary Human Bone Description: Properties (48)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Phase | 5A |
| Side | right |
| Sex | sex could not be determined |
| Peeling | absent |
| Recovery Year | 1999 |
| Context | Death Pit |
| Body Section 1 | skull |
| Body Section 2 | unassociated cranial fragment |
| Skeletal Element | unassociated cranial fragment, temporal |
| Age Category | adolescent or adult of indeterminate age |
| NISP | 1 |
| Element Size | less than 25% of a complete element present |
| Cranium: Pre-conjoin Completeness | less than 25% complete |
| Cranium: Post Conjoin Completeness | absent |
| Vault: Indeterminate Squama | absent |
| Frontal: Right Supraorbital Torus | absent |
| Frontal: Left Supraorbital Torus | absent |
| Frontal: Glabella | absent |
| Frontal: Squama | present |
| Frontal: Temporal Lines | absent |
| Right Parietal: Superior Squama | absent |
| Right Parietal: Temporal Line | absent |
| Right Parietal: Inferior Squama | present |
| Right Parietal Boss | absent |
| Right Temporal Squama | present |
| Right Zygomatic Arch | absent |
| Right Temporal Eam | absent |
| Right Temporal Mastoid | absent |
| Right Temporal Petrosal | absent |
| Right Temporal Glenoid | absent |
| Sphenoid | absent |
| Right Nasal | absent |
| Left Nasal | absent |
| Right Zygomatic | absent |
| Left Zygomatic | absent |
| Right Palatine | absent |
| Left Palatine | absent |
| Ethmoid | absent |
| Right Lacrimal | absent |
| Left Lacrimal | absent |
| 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 |
| Irregular Bones: Color/extent | Mottled brownish purple; Localized |
| 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 (3)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Cutmark Location | not available/not applicable |
| Cutmark # | 0 |
| Cutmark Type | absent |
Linked Persons / Organizations (1)
Suellen Gauld, Principle Author / Analyst
Observation 3: Properties (12)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| NISP (human) | 1 |
| Taxon | Homo sapiens |
| Age Max (human) | 12 |
| Element 1 (human) | cranium |
| Burning | Charred |
| Sex (human) | NA |
| Age Min (human) | 0 |
| Human Bone ID | 2646/0.2a |
| Element 2 (human) | occipital |
| Age Category (human) | Subadult |
| Side (human) | M |
| Age Note (human) | sub <12 |
Linked Persons / Organizations (1)
Suellen Gauld, Observer
Project Editorial Status
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Managing editor reviewed
Suggested Citation
Suellen Gauld. "Domuztepe Excavations: 2646.0.2a ()" (Released 2010-07-31). Stuart Campbell, Elizabeth Carter (Eds.) Open Context. <http://opencontext.org/subjects/21456_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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