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Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Element Rib
Taxon Sheep-size (medium dog to medium sheep)
Id # 15821.F86
Letter 2014-03-31
Find Number 86
Recovery Method dry sieved at 4 mm
Articulation 1
Certainty Certain
Animal Size Medium
Location Of Burning All present
Type Of Burning Calcined
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
Weight (g) 2.0
Pictures Photo
Location Storage
General Comments scrap bags
Body Portion Axial
Size Class Sheep-size (medium dog to medium sheep)
Date Recorded 2010-07-06
Fragment Size Between 1/4 and 1/2
Proximal / distal Proximal end+shaft (extending more than 1/3 the length of the bone)
Fusion Unfused
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 Proximal End
Description Category: space 327, infill Average of size unit. Dry sieve material recorded completely. Bird bone is also present. Taxa/ animal size: mostly cow size scrap with some sheep size. Taxa and diagnostics: O/C (pe
Recording (level Of Study Recorded For This Unit) Long form
Depositional Context -
Faunal Unit Description Date Recorded 2010-06-30
Suggested Citation

Arek Marciniak, Kamilla Pawlowska. (2013) "Bone 17728 from Asia/Turkey/Çatalhöyük/Mound East/Area TP/Unit 15821". In Çatalhöyük Area TP Zooarchaeology. Arek Marciniak (Ed). Released: 2013-03-02. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/4e1d584a-5ce9-45b4-2a68-3dc5083ab50f> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2st7h01c

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