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Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Phase 5A
Side right
Sex sex could not be determined
Peeling absent
Recovery Year 1999.0
Context Death Pit
Body Section 1 limb
Body Section 2 forelimb
Skeletal Element radius
Age Category adult (skeletally mature element)
NISP 1
Element Size less than 25% of a complete element present
Rep. Proximal Epiphysis (Long Bones) absent
Rep. Proximal Metaphysis (Long Bones) absent
Rep. Shaft (Long Bones) absent
Rep. Distal Metaphysis (Long Bones) present
Rep. Distal Epiphysis (Long Bones) present
Shaft Circumference (Long Bones) less than 50% complete
Specimen Length (Long Bones) (mm) 37.0
#ancient, #modern Fracture Edges (Long Bones) 4 , 1
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 Mottled dark red brown; Localized
Epiphysis Cancellous Color Mottled medium red brown; Generalized (over large areas or entire surface)
Metaphysis Cortical Color Mottled medium red brown; Localized
Metaphysis Fracture Edge Color Light red brown; Generalized (over large areas or entire surface)
Metaphysis Medullary Color Light red brown; Generalized (over large areas or entire surface)
Shaft Cortical Color not available/not applicable
Shaft Fracture Edge Color not available/not applicable
Shaft Medullary Color not available/not applicable
End Polish absent
Non End Polish absent
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 Modern
NISP (human) 1.0
Taxon Homo sapiens
Shaft circumference
Element 1 (human) radius
Prox. End Edge Pattern Perpendicular
Fragment Size
Sex (human) NA
Human Bone ID 2642/0.13
Fragment Length (mm) 37.0
Age Category (human) Adult
Element Portion
Side (human) r
Age Note (human)
Human Bone Death Pit Coding Methods
Suggested Citation

Suellen Gauld. (2010) "2642.0.13 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/dc262e2e-0fb0-6a54-23e0-1fef7b55544b> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2dv1kr1q

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