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Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Element Radius
Taxon Ovis/Capra
Symmetry Left
Id # 7430.F7
Letter 2014-04-01
Find Number 7
Recovery Method dry sieved at 4 mm
Articulation 1
Certainty Certain
Age Young
Animal Size Medium
Surface Condition Slight weathering (still in fairly good shape but somewhat worn, surface dull and slightly soft)
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
Weight (g) 4.0
Length (cm) 8.0
Location Storage
Body Portion Upperlimb
Size Class Sheep-size (medium dog to medium sheep)
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 Unfused
Fragmentation End + shaft splinter
Proximal Portion Present: Anterior/posterior Posterior portion present
Proximal Portion Present: Medial/lateral Lateral portion present
Distal Portion Present: Anterior/posterior Both anterior + posterior
Distal Portion Present: Medial/lateral Lateral portion present
Element Portion Distal End
Description This is not material from dry sieve. This is a very tiny unit. There are only sheep-size bone and cattle-size. This unit has nothing, only one diagnostic bone of sheep/ goat. One piece of bone is burnt. Bones from this unit are not dig
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, Nerissa Russell. (2013) "Bone 4316 from Asia/Turkey/Çatalhöyük/Mound East/Area TP/Unit 7430". In Çatalhöyük Area TP Zooarchaeology. Arek Marciniak (Ed). Released: 2013-03-02. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/ab72622c-513c-441d-b199-32d6e2f4a252> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2dz0588h

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