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Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Phase 5A
Side un-sided
Sex sex could not be determined
Peeling absent
Recovery Year 1998.0
Context Death Pit
Body Section 1 limb
Body Section 2 hindlimb
Skeletal Element fibula
Age Category adolescent or adult of indeterminate age
NISP 1
Element Size less than 25% of a complete element present
Rep. Proximal Epiphysis (Long Bones) absent
Rep. Proximal Metaphysis (Long Bones) absent
Rep. Shaft (Long Bones) present
Rep. Distal Metaphysis (Long Bones) absent
Rep. Distal Epiphysis (Long Bones) absent
Shaft Circumference (Long Bones) complete
Specimen Length (Long Bones) (mm) 75.0
#ancient, #modern Fracture Edges (Long Bones) 8, 0
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
Epiphysis Corttical Color not available/not applicable
Epiphysis Cancellous Color not available/not applicable
Metaphysis Cortical Color not available/not applicable
Metaphysis Fracture Edge Color not available/not applicable
Metaphysis Medullary Color not available/not applicable
Shaft Cortical Color Mottled dark red brown; Generalized (over large areas or entire surface)
Shaft Fracture Edge Color Mottled dark red brown; Generalized (over large areas or entire surface)
Shaft Medullary Color could not be determined
End Polish absent
Non End Polish absent
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 Mid Shaft
Cutmark # 1
Cutmark Type Slice; Full/perfect expression
NISP (human) 1.0
Taxon Homo sapiens
Shaft circumference
Element 1 (human) fibula
Fragment Size
Sex (human) NA
Human Bone ID 1938/0.5j
Fragment Length (mm) 75.0
Age Category (human) NA
Element Portion
Side (human) u
Human Bone Death Pit Coding Methods
Suggested Citation

Suellen Gauld. (2010) "1938.0.5j from Asia/Turkey/Domuztepe/I/Lot 1938". In Domuztepe Excavations. Elizabeth Carter, Stuart Campbell (Ed). Released: 2010-07-31. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/8af034ff-e3d1-6475-e078-8eb8b7ea61af> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2gx4bx3g

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