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Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Element Sacrum
Taxon Bos sp.
Symmetry Central
Id # 12205.F62
Letter 2014-03-31
Find Number 62
Recovery Method dry sieved at 4 mm
Articulation 2
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 Mostly predepositional, some recent (some modern breaks, but can still assess original greatest length)
Number Of Pieces 1
Number Of Elements 1
Weight (g) 29.0
Length (cm) 9.0
Location Storage
General Comments Fragile wing and prezygopophysis fragment.
Body Portion Axial
Size Class Cow-size (cattle/red deer/horse)
Date Recorded 2005-07-08
Fragment Size Less than 1/4
Proximal / distal Vertebral body+transverse process
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 Body and Processes
Description A moderate-sized unit. Mostly sheep-size animals, although are some cattle-sized as well. Diagnostics reveal mostly sheep/goat, with some cattle and a little bit of dog. For the caprines, a range of body parts are present. A moderate amount of mostly low-
Recording (level Of Study Recorded For This Unit) Long form
Depositional Context -
Faunal Unit Description Date Recorded 2005-08-06
Suggested Citation

Arek Marciniak, Katheryn Twiss. (2013) "Bone 10097 from Asia/Turkey/Çatalhöyük/Mound East/Area TP/Unit 12205". In Çatalhöyük Area TP Zooarchaeology. Arek Marciniak (Ed). Released: 2013-03-02. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/39a5e070-8db4-4696-d5a4-4d30c8fa98ba> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2qb9xb4k

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