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Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Element First phalanx
Taxon Ovis/Capra/Capreolus
Symmetry Left medial / Right lateral
Id # 12205.F13
Letter 2014-04-01
Find Number 13
Recovery Method dry sieved at 4 mm
Articulation 1
Certainty Certain
Age Infantile
Animal Size Medium
Surface Condition Slight weathering (still in fairly good shape but somewhat worn, surface dull and slightly soft)
Origin Of Fragmentation Whole
Number Of Pieces 1
Number Of Elements 1
Number Of Diagnostic Zones 0.5
Weight (g) 1.0
Length (cm) 2.0
Location Storage
Body Portion Lowerlimb
Size Class Sheep-size (medium dog to medium sheep)
Date Recorded 2005-07-08
Fragment Size More than 3/4
Proximal / distal Distal end+shaft (extending more than 1/3 the length of the bone)
Fusion Unfused
Fragmentation Indeterminate
Proximal Portion Present: Anterior/posterior Indeterminate
Proximal Portion Present: Medial/lateral Indeterminate
Distal Portion Present: Anterior/posterior Indeterminate
Distal Portion Present: Medial/lateral Indeterminate
Postcranial Comments Basically whole unfused shaft and distal end, with only a mdoern chip out of the proximal fusion plane.
Element Portion Distal End
Description A moderate-sized unit. Mostly sheep-size animals, although are some cattle-sized as well. Diagnostics reveal mostly sheep/goat, with some cattle and a little bit of dog. For the caprines, a range of body parts are present. A moderate amount of mostly low-
Recording (level Of Study Recorded For This Unit) Long form
Depositional Context -
Faunal Unit Description Date Recorded 2005-08-06
Suggested Citation

Arek Marciniak, Katheryn Twiss. (2013) "Bone 10048 from Asia/Turkey/Çatalhöyük/Mound East/Area TP/Unit 12205". In Çatalhöyük Area TP Zooarchaeology. Arek Marciniak (Ed). Released: 2013-03-02. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/ab0caedb-6d62-49c0-038e-c9d849a8683d> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2vt1jv77

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