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Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Element Astragalus (talus, tibial tarsal)
Taxon Ovis/Capra/Capreolus
Symmetry Left
Id # 12278.F406
Letter 2014-03-31
Find Number 406
Sample Number 2
Recovery Method Flotation, 4 mm sieve
Articulation 1
Certainty Certain
Animal Size Medium
Gnawing Heavy carnivore (structural damage)
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
Number Of Diagnostic Zones 1.0
Weight (g) 3.0
Length (cm) 3.0
Location Storage
Body Portion Lowerlimb
Size Class Sheep-size (medium dog to medium sheep)
Date Recorded 2007-07-04
Fragment Size More than 3/4
Proximal / distal Complete
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 Complete
Description Small unit. Quite fragmented. Unit contains mostly sheep-size fragments. There are some cattle-size fragments as well. These fragments are mostly long bone scrap, but there are some cattle teeth, and one worked(?) cattle MC distal end. This MC end is com
Recording (level Of Study Recorded For This Unit) Long form
Depositional Context -
Faunal Unit Description Date Recorded 2006-07-06
Suggested Citation

Arek Marciniak, Arzu Demirergi, Nerissa Russell. (2013) "Bone 11817 from Asia/Turkey/Çatalhöyük/Mound East/Area TP/Unit 12278". In Çatalhöyük Area TP Zooarchaeology. Arek Marciniak (Ed). Released: 2013-03-02. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/45f07779-3ee6-4eb5-8023-d057ef33de51> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2gq6t65h

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