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Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Phase 5A
Side right
Sex sex could not be determined
Peeling not available/not applicable
Recovery Year 1998.0
Context Death Pit
Body Section 1 limb
Body Section 2 hindlimb
Skeletal Element fibula
Age Category adult (skeletally mature element)
NISP 1
Element Size less than 25% of a complete element present
Rep. Proximal Epiphysis (Long Bones) present
Rep. Proximal Metaphysis (Long Bones) absent
Rep. Shaft (Long Bones) absent
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) 32.0
#ancient, #modern Fracture Edges (Long Bones) could not be determined
Surface Exposure/ Readability 75-99%
Matrix Adhesion absent
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 Mottled brownish purple; Generalized (over large areas or entire surface)
Epiphysis Cancellous Color Mottled dark red brown; Localized
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 not available/not applicable
Shaft Fracture Edge Color not available/not applicable
Shaft Medullary Color not available/not applicable
End Polish absent
Non End Polish absent
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 not available/not applicable
Cutmark # 0
Cutmark Type absent
NISP (human) 1.0
Taxon Homo sapiens
Shaft circumference
Element 1 (human) fibula
Fragment Size
Sex (human) NA
Human Bone ID 1938/0.4c
Fragment Length (mm) 32.0
Age Category (human) Adult
Element Portion
Side (human) r
Age Note (human)
Human Bone Death Pit Coding Methods
Suggested Citation

Suellen Gauld. (2010) "1938.0.4c from Asia/Turkey/Domuztepe/I/Lot 1938". In Domuztepe Excavations. Elizabeth Carter, Stuart Campbell (Ed). Released: 2010-07-31. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/1197f75f-8de6-9bf6-e312-fd130e82d821> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2c53n411

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