Name: Bone 15264 from Asia/Turkey/Çatalhöyük/Mound East/Area TP/Unit 15214
Published: 2013-03-02
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Descriptive Attribute	Value(s)
Element	Indeterminate metapodial
Taxon	Large equid
Id #	15214.X1
Letter	2014-04-02
Find Number	1
Recovery Method	dry sieved at 4 mm
Articulation	1
Certainty	Probable
Animal Size	Medium
Surface Condition	Very slight weathering (bone in good shape with sharp edges on breaks and hard, slightly shiny surface)
Number Of Pieces	1
Number Of Elements	1
Weight (g)	4.0
Other Sections (with Data For This Specimen)	Artifacts + Measurements
Length (cm)	0.0
Location	Storage
General Comments	Worked equid lateral metapodial. When we get the bone bag we might be able to find the articulation and tell which one it is. Seems large equid size, but not certain. Might be a point, but tip end missing, old break.
Body Portion	Lowerlimb
Size Class	Cow-size (cattle/red deer/horse)
Date Recorded	2007-07-08
Fragment Size	Indeterminate
Proximal / distal	Shaft
Fusion	Indeterminate
Fragmentation	Cylinder
Proximal Portion Present: Anterior/posterior	Indeterminate
Proximal Portion Present: Medial/lateral	Indeterminate
Distal Portion Present: Anterior/posterior	Indeterminate
Distal Portion Present: Medial/lateral	Indeterminate
Element Portion	Shaft
Shape Modification	Scraped
Temporal Typology	Unidentified
Completeness	greater than 50%
Splitting	Unsplit
Tip Angle (degrees)	0.0
Number Of Perforations	0
Pattern Of Perforations	0
Reuse	-
Tip Wear	-
Base Treatment	-
Bone Artifacts Comments	Worked equid lateral metapodial; tip missing, old break; base missing, modern break. Scraped to smooth out rough and irregular parts of shaft. Might be point, but seems to be broadening slightly toward tip end. Has a little use wear.
Bone Artifacts Date Recorded	2007-07-15
Description	Tools only. X1 is a worked equid lateral metapodial.
Recording (level Of Study Recorded For This Unit)	Partial (e.g., only bone tools or special finds)
Depositional Context	-
Faunal Unit Description Date Recorded	2007-07-08

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Principal Author / Analyst

Arek Marciniak

Descriptive Attribute	Value(s)
Measurement Set	9
Measurement (7)::As preserved (for artifacts only)	4.9
Measurement (10)::As preserved (for artifacts only)	82.4
Measurement (6)::As preserved (for artifacts only)	9.2
Recorded By	Nerissa Russell

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Recorded by

Nerissa Russell

Descriptive Attribute	Value(s)
Has Biological Taxonomy Vocabulary: Biological Taxonomy Vocabulary	Equidae info Vocabulary: Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - Species Open Context References: Equidae hub Equidae info Vocabulary: Encyclopedia of Life Open Context References: Equidae hub
Has anatomical identification Vocabulary: Open Context Zooarchaeology Annotations	metapodium bone info Vocabulary: UBERON (Uber Anatomy Ontology) Open Context References: metapodium bone hub
Has fusion character Vocabulary: Open Context Zooarchaeology Annotations	Indeterminate
Has taxonomic identifier Vocabulary: Food Ontology	Equidae info Vocabulary: Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - Species Open Context References: Equidae hub Equidae info Vocabulary: Encyclopedia of Life Open Context References: Equidae hub
Consists of Vocabulary: CIDOC Conceptual Reference Model (CRM)	animal material info Vocabulary: Getty Art and Architecture Thesaurus Open Context References: animal material hub

Descriptive Attribute	Value(s)
Contributor Vocabulary: DCMI Metadata Terms (Dublin Core Terms)	Arek Marciniak info Vocabulary: Çatalhöyük Area TP Zooarchaeology Nerissa Russell info Vocabulary: Çatalhöyük Zooarchaeology
Coverage Vocabulary: DCMI Metadata Terms (Dublin Core Terms)	Neolithic info Vocabulary: Library of Congress Subject Headings Open Context References: Neolithic hub
Creator Vocabulary: DCMI Metadata Terms (Dublin Core Terms)	Arek Marciniak info Vocabulary: Çatalhöyük Area TP Zooarchaeology
Spatial Coverage Vocabulary: DCMI Metadata Terms (Dublin Core Terms)	Turkey info Vocabulary: GeoNames Open Context References: Turkey hub Çatalhöyük info Vocabulary: GeoNames Open Context References: Çatalhöyük hub
Subject Vocabulary: DCMI Metadata Terms (Dublin Core Terms)	Mammal remains (archaeology) info Vocabulary: Library of Congress Subject Headings Open Context References: Mammal remains (archaeology) hub Animal remains (Archaeology) info Vocabulary: Library of Congress Subject Headings Open Context References: Animal remains (Archaeology) hub Subsistence economy info Vocabulary: Library of Congress Subject Headings Open Context References: Subsistence economy hub

Suggested Citation

Arek Marciniak, Nerissa Russell. (2013) "Bone 15264 from Asia/Turkey/Çatalhöyük/Mound East/Area TP/Unit 15214". In Çatalhöyük Area TP Zooarchaeology. Arek Marciniak (Ed). Released: 2013-03-02. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/db17a598-b581-45ef-4292-46db0e481646> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2p846012

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