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Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Phase 5A
Side left
Sex sex could not be determined
Peeling absent
Recovery Year 1999.0
Context Death Pit
Body Section 1 trunk
Body Section 2 thorax
Skeletal Element rib 0
Age Category adolescent or adult of indeterminate age
NISP 1
MNE 1
Element Size 75-99% of a complete element present
Rib: Head, Neck, Tubercle (pxep) absent
Rib: Tubercle -angle (vert Shaft) absent
Rib: Angle-sternal End (sternal Shaft) present
Rib: Sternal Ep (dsep) present
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
Epiphysis Corttical Color No pronounced color change: white-yellow
Epiphysis Cancellous Color could not be determined
Shaft Cortical Color No pronounced color change: white-yellow
Shaft Medullary Color No pronounced color change: white-yellow
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
Proximal End Edge Ancient
Taxon Homo sapiens
Shaft circumference
Element 1 (human) rib
Prox. End Edge Pattern Irregular
Exterior Color
Fragment Size
Sex (human) NA
Interior Color
Human Bone ID 2642/0.30h
Fragment Length (mm) 52.0
Age Category (human) Subadult
Element Portion
Side (human) l
Age Note (human)
Human Bone Death Pit Coding Methods
Suggested Citation

Suellen Gauld. (2010) "2642.0.30h from Asia/Turkey/Domuztepe/I/Lot 2642". In Domuztepe Excavations. Elizabeth Carter, Stuart Campbell (Ed). Released: 2010-07-31. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/bf6e485c-c98d-0ece-d58f-6e67c60c1070> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2zk5cp9x

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