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Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Phase GDP
Side un-sided
Sex sex could not be determined
Peeling absent
Recovery Year 2002.0
Context Death Pit
Body Section 1 hand/foot
Body Section 2 carpus
Skeletal Element metacarpal 0 0
Age Category adolescent or adult of indeterminate age
NISP 1
MNE 1
Element Size 75-99% 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
Surface Exposure/ Readability 75-99%
Matrix Adhesion absent
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 No pronounced color change: white-yellow
Metaphysis Fracture Edge Color not available/not applicable
Metaphysis Medullary Color not available/not applicable
Shaft Cortical Color Mottled medium red brown; Localized
Shaft Fracture Edge Color No pronounced color change: white-yellow
Shaft Medullary Color No pronounced color change: white-yellow
Tooth Mark Type: Location Indeterminate tooth created depressed fracture; Shaft toward distal end
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 not available/not applicable
Cutmark # 0
Cutmark Type absent
Loadpoint # 1.0
Loadpoint Type Toothmark with depressed fracture
Loadpoint Location Shaft toward distal end
Opposing Loadpoint # 0.0
Opposing Loadpoint Type not available/not applicable
Depressed Fractures Depressed fracture without stria broad
Radiating Fracture Lines (rf) present
Concentric Fractures W/ Incipient/attached Flakes (cf) present
Negative Flake Scar (fs) not available/not applicable
Cortical Flake Scar (fs) not available/not applicable
Diverging Fracture Lines not available/not applicable
Lateral Stress Features not available/not applicable
Notch Type not available/not applicable
Notch Length (mm) not available/not applicable
Notch Depth (mm) not available/not applicable
Notch Truncation not available/not applicable
Flake Scar Width (mm) not available/not applicable
Flake Scar Lngth (mm) not available/not applicable
Human Bone Death Pit Coding Methods
Suggested Citation

Suellen Gauld. (2010) "3098.0.11 from Asia/Turkey/Domuztepe/I/Lot 3098". In Domuztepe Excavations. Elizabeth Carter, Stuart Campbell (Ed). Released: 2010-07-31. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/a6282295-0795-4aa8-f70e-f678b6811d54> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2cr5x27z

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