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Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Element Metacarpal III+IV
Taxon Bos sp.
Id # 17685.F3
Letter 2014-04-01
Find Number 3
Recovery Method dry sieved at 4 mm
Articulation 1
Certainty Certain
Age Adult
Animal Size Medium
Surface Condition Slight weathering (still in fairly good shape but somewhat worn, surface dull and slightly soft)
Origin Of Fragmentation Mostly predepositional, some recent (some modern breaks, but can still assess original greatest length)
Number Of Pieces 1
Weight (g) 159.0
Other Sections (with Data For This Specimen) Measurements
Length (cm) 11.0
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Location Storage
General Comments sample to isotopic studies 2010 Sample to strontium studies in 2010 Sample to geological studies in 2010; abraded distal end
Body Portion Lowerlimb
Size Class Cow-size (cattle/red deer/horse)
Date Recorded 2010-07-10
Fragment Size Between 1/4 and 1/2
Proximal / distal Distal end+shaft (extending more than 1/3 the length of the bone)
Fusion Fused
Fragmentation One end + shaft
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 Distal End
Cuts: Shaft, Anterior/posterior Posterior/dorsal
Description Samples taken to isotopic studies in 2010: F1-14 Samples taken to strontium studies in 2010: F1,3,8,9, Samples taken to geological studies in 2010: F1,3,8,9, Worked bone removed to studies during taking samples to isotopic studies. DZ=10.8 Last number=1
Recording (level Of Study Recorded For This Unit) Partial (e.g., only bone tools or special finds)
Depositional Context -
Faunal Unit Description Date Recorded 2010-07-10
Suggested Citation

Arek Marciniak, Kamilla Pawlowska. (2013) "Bone 18647 from Asia/Turkey/Çatalhöyük/Mound East/Area TP/Unit 17685". In Çatalhöyük Area TP Zooarchaeology. Arek Marciniak (Ed). Released: 2013-03-02. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/754beb76-04b6-4b71-3f9f-fdeb296eae7b> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2j67bz5d

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