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Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Element Hyoid
Taxon Bos sp.
Symmetry Left
Id # 17639.F13
Letter 2014-03-31
Find Number 13
Recovery Method dry sieved at 4 mm
Articulation 1
Certainty Certain
Animal Size Medium
Surface Condition Very slight weathering (bone in good shape with sharp edges on breaks and hard, slightly shiny surface)
Origin Of Fragmentation Predepositional (all old breaks)
Number Of Pieces 1
Weight (g) 1.0
Other Sections (with Data For This Specimen) Modification
Length (cm) 4.0
Pictures Photo
Location Storage
General Comments photo cut marks
Body Portion Skull
Size Class Cow-size (cattle/red deer/horse)
Date Recorded 2010-06-24
Fragment Size Between 1/2 and 3/4
Proximal / distal Shaft
Fusion Indeterminate
Fragmentation Indeterminate
Proximal Portion Present: Anterior/posterior Indeterminate
Proximal Portion Present: Medial/lateral Indeterminate
Distal Portion Present: Anterior/posterior Indeterminate
Distal Portion Present: Medial/lateral Indeterminate
Element Portion Shaft
Cut Type Cut
Tool Material Chipped stone
Cut Depth Light
Cut Interpretation Dismemberment
Modification Comments oblique cut marks on the shaft, dismembering, tongue removal
Description Category: Dry sieve material - recorded completely. Two tools (one knucklebone) are also present. Range of taxa/ animal size: mostly sheep size with some cow size, hare-size shaft splinter, ribs fragments and indeterminate.Diagnostics include bones of o/
Recording (level Of Study Recorded For This Unit) Long form
Depositional Context -
Faunal Unit Description Date Recorded 2010-06-23
Suggested Citation

Arek Marciniak, Kamilla Pawlowska. (2013) "Bone 18500 from Asia/Turkey/Çatalhöyük/Mound East/Area TP/Unit 17639". In Çatalhöyük Area TP Zooarchaeology. Arek Marciniak (Ed). Released: 2013-03-02. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/20651868-9661-4ea7-cb3e-a6b30a3a4ffc> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k20g3k09z

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