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Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Element Humerus
Taxon Homo
Symmetry Left
Id # 6700.F6
Letter 2014-04-01
Find Number 6
Recovery Method dry sieved at 4 mm
Articulation 1
Domestication Domestic
Certainty Certain
Sex Indeterminate
Animal Size Medium
Digestion Not digested
Surface Condition Unweathered
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) 26.0
Length (cm) 13.0
Location Storage
General Comments There are roots marks on the surface of bone.
Body Portion Upperlimb
Date Recorded 2006-06-28
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 End + shaft splinter
Proximal Portion Present: Anterior/posterior Indeterminate
Proximal Portion Present: Medial/lateral Indeterminate
Distal Portion Present: Anterior/posterior Both anterior + posterior
Distal Portion Present: Medial/lateral Both medial + lateral
Element Portion Distal End
Description There is no material from the dry sieve.This is tiny unit. This unit has mostly human bone but there are animal bone too.This unit has cow-size bone and sheep-size bone. Most of the bone is fragmented. One of the bones is burnt. None of the bone is dige
Recording (level Of Study Recorded For This Unit) Long form
Depositional Context -
Faunal Unit Description Date Recorded 2006-06-28
Suggested Citation

Arek Marciniak, Kamilla Pawlowska. (2013) "Bone 857 from Asia/Turkey/Çatalhöyük/Mound East/Area TP/Unit 6700". In Çatalhöyük Area TP Zooarchaeology. Arek Marciniak (Ed). Released: 2013-03-02. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/8db433f1-57e0-49ec-4864-9142ed9523bb> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2g15wt2p

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