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Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Phase 5A
Side midline
Sex indeterminate
Recovery Year 1998.0
Context Death Pit
Associations W/ Other Phases 5A
Specimen Conjoin/articulation 1938.0.11b, c, d
Body Section 1 skull
Body Section 2 cranium
Skeletal Element cranium
Age Category adult (over 40)
Min Age 40.0
Age Range (text Notes) Min: >40; Max: (Not determined) ;
NISP 1
MNE 1
MNI 1
Element Size less than 25% of a complete element present
Cranium: Pre-conjoin Completeness less than 25% complete
Cranium: Post Conjoin Completeness not available/not applicable
Frontal: Right Supraorbital Torus absent
Frontal: Left Supraorbital Torus absent
Frontal: Glabella absent
Frontal: Squama absent
Frontal: Temporal Lines present
Right Parietal: Superior Squama absent
Right Parietal: Temporal Line absent
Right Parietal: Inferior Squama present
Right Parietal Boss absent
Left Parietal: Superior Squama absent
Left Parietal: Temporal Line absent
Left Parietal: Inferior Squama absent
Left Parietal Boss absent
Left Temporal Squama absent
Left Zygomatic Arch present
Left Temporal Eam present
Left Temporal Mastoid present
Left Temporal Petrosal present
Left Temporal Glenoid absent
Occipital: Lambda, Sup Planum present
Occipital: Inion present
Occipital: Inf Planum present
Occipital: Basioccipital absent
Occipital: Foramen Magnum absent
Sphenoid absent
Right Nasal absent
Left Nasal absent
Right Zygomatic absent
Left Zygomatic absent
Right Palatine absent
Left Palatine absent
Ethmoid absent
Right Lacrimal absent
Left Lacrimal absent
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
Irregular Bones: Color/extent Mottled dark red brown; Localized
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
Cutmark #
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
Cutmark Type Slice; Full/perfect expression
NISP (human) 3.0
Taxon Homo sapiens
Element 1 (human) cranium
Sex (human) Female
Edge Percussion Present
Age Min (human) 25.0
Human Bone ID 1938/15
Element 2 (human) calvarium
Age Category (human) Adult
Attached Flakes Present
Side (human) M
Age Note (human)
Human Bone Death Pit Coding Methods
Suggested Citation

Suellen Gauld. (2010) "1938.15 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/94a5e873-d8a2-9b0c-d3a3-a486aadb307a> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2ht2pf5t

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