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Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Element Radius
Taxon Ovis/Capra/Capreolus
Symmetry Left
Id # 13079.F479
Letter 2014-04-01
Find Number 479
Recovery Method dry sieved at 4 mm
Articulation 1
Certainty Probable
Animal Size Large
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
Number Of Elements 1
Weight (g) 3.0
Length (cm) 3.0
Location Storage
Body Portion Upperlimb
Size Class Sheep-size (medium dog to medium sheep)
Date Recorded 2006-08-06
Fragment Size Less than 1/4
Proximal / distal Proximal end+shaft (extending more than 1/3 the length of the bone)
Fusion Fused
Fragmentation End + shaft splinter
Proximal Portion Present: Anterior/posterior Both anterior + posterior
Proximal Portion Present: Medial/lateral Medial portion present
Distal Portion Present: Anterior/posterior Indeterminate
Distal Portion Present: Medial/lateral Indeterminate
Element Portion Proximal End
Description This is a moderate size unit, with mostly sheep-size bone and a very little cattle, plus one or two fragments of pig, equid, fox and dog. There is a single specimen each of fish, micromammal and bird, plus a fragment of tortoise. All body zones are repres
Recording (level Of Study Recorded For This Unit) Long form
Depositional Context -
Faunal Unit Description Date Recorded 2006-07-26
Suggested Citation

Arek Marciniak, Liz Henton, David Orton. (2013) "Bone 14127 from Asia/Turkey/Çatalhöyük/Mound East/Area TP/Unit 13079". In Çatalhöyük Area TP Zooarchaeology. Arek Marciniak (Ed). Released: 2013-03-02. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/838a9a9f-36a0-4524-b94f-afbf77d4f0bd> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k21j99c10

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