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Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Phase 2
Side midline
Sex sex could not be determined
Peeling Present on fracture edge(s)
Recovery Year 1999.0
Context Death Pit
Body Section 1 trunk
Body Section 2 vertebra
Skeletal Element cervical 3-5
Age Category adult (skeletally mature element)
NISP 1
MNE 1
Element Size 75-99% of a complete element present
Vertebra: Spine absent
Vertebra: Left Arch present
Vert: Right Arch present
Vert: Right Superior Articular Facet absent
Vert: Right Inferior Articular Facet present
Vert: Left Superior Articular Facet absent
Vert: Left Inferior Articular Facet present
Vert: Transverse Process absent
Vert: Body present
Vert: Dens absent
Vert: Indet absent
Surface Exposure/ Readability 50-75%
Matrix Adhesion generalized (over entire surface)
Surface Degradation Stage No evidence of bone surface degradation due to weathering or thermal exposure
Surface Degradation Type Absent
Surface Degradation Extent not available/not applicable
Degredation Association W/ Thermal Exposure not available/not applicable
Irregular Bones: Color/extent Mottled dark red brown; Localized
Tooth Mark Type: Location absent
Has note Human bone specimen have identifiers of a sequence of 2-3 numbers separated by periods (Lot #.Specimen #.Further identifier. Note 1: specimen numbers starting with -0- are lab generated numbers for specimens collected in large bone bags; the number of additional specimen identifiers is related to number of specimens in recovery bags
Cutmark Location not available/not applicable
Cutmark # 0
Cutmark Type absent
Taxon Homo sapiens
Element 1 (human) vertebra
Sex (human) NA
Human Bone ID 2690/0.1
Element 2 (human) cervical
Age Category (human) Adult
Side (human) M
Age Note (human)
Human Bone Death Pit Coding Methods
Suggested Citation

Suellen Gauld. (2010) "2690.0.1 from Asia/Turkey/Domuztepe/I/Lot 2690". In Domuztepe Excavations. Elizabeth Carter, Stuart Campbell (Ed). Released: 2010-07-31. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/684a2a17-78d7-504d-4348-78778b60e244> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k23n26h02

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