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Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Element Long bone
Taxon Cow-size (cattle/red deer/horse)
Symmetry Indeterminate
Id # 6708.F12
Letter 2014-03-31
Find Number 12
Recovery Method dry sieved at 4 mm
Articulation 1
Domestication Indeterminate
Certainty Certain
Sex Indeterminate
Age Indeterminate
Animal Size Medium
Digestion Not 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) 3.0
Length (cm) 5.0
Location Storage
General Comments There are root marks on the surface of bone. Surface condition generally very good, but some weathering cracks.
Body Portion Unidentified
Size Class Cow-size (cattle/red deer/horse)
Date Recorded 2006-06-28
Fragment Size Less than 1/4
Proximal / distal Shaft
Fusion Indeterminate
Fragmentation Shaft splinter
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
Description There is no material from the dry sieve. This a tiny unit. This unit has mostly sheep-size bone and four pieces of cow-size. Bone is fragmented, but there is one bone of ovis/capra, which represented a half of original bone. There are pieces of bone, whic
Recording (level Of Study Recorded For This Unit) Long form
Depositional Context -
Faunal Unit Description Date Recorded 2006-06-28
Suggested Citation

Arek Marciniak, Kamilla Pawlowska. (2013) "Bone 1135 from Asia/Turkey/Çatalhöyük/Mound East/Area TP/Unit 6708". In Çatalhöyük Area TP Zooarchaeology. Arek Marciniak (Ed). Released: 2013-03-02. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/2bccf233-91cc-4fcd-1e9e-8d781f876e02> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k26m35c6q

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