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Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Phase 5A
Side left
Sex sex could not be determined
Peeling absent
Recovery Year 1999.0
Context Death Pit
Body Section 1 trunk
Body Section 2 thorax
Skeletal Element rib 0
Age Category adolescent or adult of indeterminate age
NISP 1
Element Size 25-49% of a complete element present
Rib: Head, Neck, Tubercle (pxep) absent
Rib: Tubercle -angle (vert Shaft) present
Rib: Angle-sternal End (sternal Shaft) present
Rib: Sternal Ep (dsep) 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
Epiphysis Corttical Color not available/not applicable
Epiphysis Cancellous Color not available/not applicable
Shaft Cortical Color Mottled dark red brown; Localized
Shaft Medullary Color No pronounced color change: white-yellow
Tooth Mark Type: Location absent
Has note 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
Cutmark Location shaft: angle- sternal epiphysis; inferior border
Cutmark # 1
Cutmark Type Chop; Full/perfect expression
Human Bone Death Pit Coding Methods
Suggested Citation

Suellen Gauld. (2010) "2677.0.23 from Asia/Turkey/Domuztepe/I/Lot 2677". In Domuztepe Excavations. Elizabeth Carter, Stuart Campbell (Ed). Released: 2010-07-31. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/002e701f-8e36-401e-7ca9-f3e688fadfc6> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2gb2635d

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