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Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Element Radius
Taxon Ovis
Symmetry Left
Id # 7613.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 Mostly predepositional, some recent (some modern breaks, but can still assess original greatest length)
Number Of Pieces 1
Number Of Elements 1
Number Of Diagnostic Zones 1.0
Weight (g) 9.0
Other Sections (with Data For This Specimen) Measurements
Length (cm) 6.0
Location Storage
Body Portion Upperlimb
Size Class Sheep-size (medium dog to medium sheep)
Date Recorded 2006-06-28
Fragment Size Between 1/4 and 1/2
Proximal / distal Proximal end+shaft (extending more than 1/3 the length of the bone)
Fusion Fused
Fragmentation One end + shaft
Proximal Portion Present: Anterior/posterior Both anterior + posterior
Proximal Portion Present: Medial/lateral Both medial + lateral
Distal Portion Present: Anterior/posterior Indeterminate
Distal Portion Present: Medial/lateral Indeterminate
Element Portion Proximal End
Description This is material from dry sieve. This is a tiny unit. There are only sheep bone and teeth. This unit has mostly cattle-size bones and a few sheep-size bones. There are mandibles with teeth and lo
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 6181 from Asia/Turkey/Çatalhöyük/Mound East/Area TP/Unit 7613". In Çatalhöyük Area TP Zooarchaeology. Arek Marciniak (Ed). Released: 2013-03-02. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/61f78870-436c-4c36-6cc7-f000cfab8427> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2pz54349

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