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Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Phase 5A
Side midline
Sex indeterminate
Recovery Year 1998.0
Context Death Pit
Body Section 1 skull
Body Section 2 cranium
Skeletal Element cranium
Age Category adult (over 40)
Min Age 38.0
Max Age 60.0
Age Range (text Notes) Min: 38; Max:60
NISP 1
MNE 1
MNI 1
Element Size 50-74% of a complete element present
Cranium: Pre-conjoin Completeness 50-74% 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 present
Right Parietal: Temporal Line present
Right Parietal: Inferior Squama absent
Right Parietal Boss absent
Left Parietal: Superior Squama present
Left Parietal: Temporal Line present
Left Parietal: Inferior Squama present
Left Parietal Boss present
Right Temporal Squama absent
Right Zygomatic Arch absent
Right Temporal Eam present
Right Temporal Mastoid present
Right Temporal Petrosal present
Right Temporal Glenoid absent
Left Temporal Squama present
Left Zygomatic Arch absent
Left Temporal Eam present
Left Temporal Mastoid present
Left Temporal Petrosal present
Left Temporal Glenoid absent
Occipital: Lambda, Sup Planum present
Occipital: Inion absent
Occipital: Inf Planum absent
Occipital: Basioccipital present
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 25-50%
Matrix Adhesion generalized (over entire surface)
Surface Degradation Stage Degradation Stage 1: mild-moderate surface deterioration
Surface Degradation Type Split lines/checking; Exfoliation/cancellous bone exposure; Deep Crack
Surface Degradation Extent localized
Degredation Association W/ Thermal Exposure Surficial damage associated with thermal exposure
Irregular Bones: Color/extent Mottled brownish purple; 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 not available/not applicable
Cutmark # 0
Cutmark Type absent
Loadpoint #
  • 1.0
  • 2.0
Loadpoint Type Blunt force trauma
Loadpoint Location
Opposing Loadpoint # not available/not applicable
Opposing Loadpoint Type not available/not applicable
Depressed Fractures No depressed fractures
Radiating Fracture Lines (rf) present
Concentric Fractures W/ Incipient/attached Flakes (cf)
Negative Flake Scar (fs) no flake scar
Cortical Flake Scar (fs) absent
Diverging Fracture Lines absent
Lateral Stress Features absent
Notch Type absent
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
Cranium: Arcuate Impact Zone (az) absent
Cranium: Bft Associated Percussion Marks (pm) absent
Cranium: Vault Release (vr) present
Cranium: Associated Concentric Frags (ac) absent
NISP (human) 11.0
Taxon Homo sapiens
Element 1 (human) cranium
Burning Charred Scorched
Exterior Color
Sex (human) Male?
Interior Color
Age Min (human) 35.0
Human Bone ID 1938/27.1
Element 2 (human) calotte
Age Category (human) Adult
Side (human) M
Age Note (human)
Human Bone Death Pit Coding Methods
Suggested Citation

Suellen Gauld. (2010) "1938.27.1 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/b2acfeb7-7752-4da0-b8ae-9f48329a22a3> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2f190h9g

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