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Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Phase 7
Side un-sided
Sex sex could not be determined
Recovery Year 1997.0
Context Death Pit
Body Section 1 hand/foot
Body Section 2 tarsus
Skeletal Element tarsal phalange 1 1
Age Category adult (skeletally mature element)
NISP 1
MNE 1
Element Size complete
Rep. Proximal Epiphysis (Long Bones) present
Rep. Proximal Metaphysis (Long Bones) present
Rep. Shaft (Long Bones) present
Rep. Distal Metaphysis (Long Bones) present
Rep. Distal Epiphysis (Long Bones) present
Shaft Circumference (Long Bones) complete
Surface Exposure/ Readability 75-99%
Matrix Adhesion absent
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
Epiphysis Corttical Color Light red brown; Generalized (over large areas or entire surface)
Epiphysis Cancellous Color not available/not applicable
Metaphysis Cortical Color Light red brown; Generalized (over large areas or entire surface)
Metaphysis Fracture Edge Color not available/not applicable
Metaphysis Medullary Color not available/not applicable
Shaft Cortical Color Light red brown; Generalized (over large areas or entire surface)
Shaft Fracture Edge Color not available/not applicable
Shaft Medullary Color not available/not applicable
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
Human Bone Death Pit Coding Methods
Suggested Citation

Suellen Gauld. (2010) "1456.0.2 from Asia/Turkey/Domuztepe/I/Lot 1456". In Domuztepe Excavations. Elizabeth Carter, Stuart Campbell (Ed). Released: 2010-07-31. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/703097c4-2a1d-4ba2-8496-7446f9d36bae> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k29p3520d

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