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Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Element Metatarsal III+IV
Taxon Ovis/Capra
Symmetry Right
Id # 12200.F282
Letter 2014-03-31
Find Number 282
Recovery Method dry sieved at 4 mm
Articulation 1
Certainty Certain
Animal Size Medium
Type Of Burning Burnt
Color Of Burning Brown
Digestion ?Digested
Surface Condition Slight weathering (still in fairly good shape but somewhat worn, surface dull and slightly soft)
Origin Of Fragmentation Predepositional (all old breaks)
Number Of Pieces 1
Number Of Elements 1
Weight (g) 1.0
Length (cm) 1.0
Location Storage
Body Portion Lowerlimb
Size Class Sheep-size (medium dog to medium sheep)
Date Recorded 2006-07-10
Fragment Size Less than 1/4
Proximal / distal Proximal end
Fusion Indeterminate
Fragmentation End + shaft splinter
Proximal Portion Present: Anterior/posterior Posterior portion present
Proximal Portion Present: Medial/lateral Indeterminate
Distal Portion Present: Anterior/posterior Posterior portion present
Distal Portion Present: Medial/lateral Indeterminate
Element Portion Proximal End
Description This is a smallish unit of moderately weathered mainly sheep-sized bone, with some cattle-sized pieces. Roughly 20% of the unit is diagnostic. Caprines dominate the diagnostic material, with a few cattle. Equid, dog, fish, bird and hare-sized small mammal
Recording (level Of Study Recorded For This Unit) Long form
Consumption Context Daily consumption
Depositional Context Secondary
Faunal Unit Description Date Recorded 2006-07-05
Suggested Citation

Arek Marciniak, Liz Henton. (2013) "Bone 10667 from Asia/Turkey/Çatalhöyük/Mound East/Area TP/Unit 12200". In Çatalhöyük Area TP Zooarchaeology. Arek Marciniak (Ed). Released: 2013-03-02. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/1c18e254-e7ba-4757-1e38-aa298df7ddaf> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2r787t9w

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