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Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Element Long bone
Taxon Cow-size (cattle/red deer/horse)
Id # 7430.F40
Letter 2014-03-31
Find Number 40
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
Number Of Elements 1
Weight (g) 12.0
Other Sections (with Data For This Specimen) Modification
Length (cm) 7.0
Location Storage
General Comments Femur?
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
Cuts: Shaft, Anterior/posterior Indeterminate
Cuts: Shaft, Medial/lateral Indeterminate
Cut Type Scrape
Tool Material Ground stone
Cut Depth Light
Cut Interpretation Marrow fracture
Modification Comments A few swipes of scratches from rough stone, probably periosteum removal for marrow fracture
Description This is not material from dry sieve. This is a very tiny unit. There are only sheep-size bone and cattle-size. This unit has nothing, only one diagnostic bone of sheep/ goat. One piece of bone is burnt. Bones from this unit are not dig
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, Nerissa Russell. (2013) "Bone 4349 from Asia/Turkey/Çatalhöyük/Mound East/Area TP/Unit 7430". In Çatalhöyük Area TP Zooarchaeology. Arek Marciniak (Ed). Released: 2013-03-02. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/3e114e5e-2821-4c9b-bd3d-975bdff4e18b> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2z31qw9d

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