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Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Element Patella
Taxon Ovis
Symmetry Right
Id # 12200.F229
Letter 2014-04-01
Find Number 229
Recovery Method dry sieved at 4 mm
Articulation 1
Certainty Probable
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) 3.0
Length (cm) 3.0
Location Storage
Body Portion Upperlimb
Size Class Sheep-size (medium dog to medium sheep)
Date Recorded 2006-07-09
Fragment Size Modern break, more than 1/2 present
Proximal / distal Complete
Fusion Indeterminate
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 Complete
Description This is a smallish unit of moderately weathered mainly sheep-sized bone, with some cattle-sized pieces. Roughly 20% of the unit is diagnostic. Caprines dominate the diagnostic material, with a few cattle. Equid, dog, fish, bird and hare-sized small mammal
Recording (level Of Study Recorded For This Unit) Long form
Consumption Context Daily consumption
Depositional Context Secondary
Faunal Unit Description Date Recorded 2006-07-05
Suggested Citation

Arek Marciniak, Liz Henton. (2013) "Bone 10614 from Asia/Turkey/Çatalhöyük/Mound East/Area TP/Unit 12200". In Çatalhöyük Area TP Zooarchaeology. Arek Marciniak (Ed). Released: 2013-03-02. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/7baafa5f-1ab9-4a05-e796-07745e65d388> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2n58fr7w

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