Name: Bone 15072 from Asia/Turkey/Çatalhöyük/Mound East/Area TP/Unit 13545
Published: 2013-03-02
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

Descriptive Attribute	Value(s)
Element	Scapula
Taxon	Cow-size (cattle/red deer/horse)
Id #	13545.F17
Letter	2014-04-02
Find Number	17
Recovery Method	dry sieved at 4 mm
Articulation	1
Certainty	Certain
Animal Size	Medium
Surface Condition	Very slight weathering (bone in good shape with sharp edges on breaks and hard, slightly shiny surface)
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)	12.0
Other Sections (with Data For This Specimen)	Artifacts + Measurements
Length (cm)	8.0
Location	Storage
General Comments	The tip of this fragment is polished in a way that suggest casual use. The striations are directional, which seems to discount trampling, but there is no shaping evident.
Body Portion	Girdle
Size Class	Cow-size (cattle/red deer/horse)
Date Recorded	2007-07-01
Fragment Size	Less than 1/4
Proximal / distal	Distal shaft
Fusion	Indeterminate
Fragmentation	Indeterminate
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	Polished
Temporal Typology	Plaster tool
Completeness	less than 25%
Splitting	Unsplit
Tip Angle (degrees)	0.0
Number Of Perforations	0
Pattern Of Perforations	0
Reuse	Not reused
Tip Wear	-
Base Treatment	-
Bone Artifacts Comments	There is a patch of polish on the rounded part on the underside of the scapula, near an old break that seems to mark the end of the tool in use. No sign of any actual shaping or working, just a little use. Does not even extend across whole fragment. Se
Bone Artifacts Date Recorded	2007-07-01
Description	Two C14 samples (Alex research): F60, F61 This is a small unit from TP that was prioritized because the excavators noticed a number of large bones and thought it might be a feasting deposit. Only the dry sieve was available for this assessment and th
Recording (level Of Study Recorded For This Unit)	Long form
Depositional Context	-
Faunal Unit Description Date Recorded	2007-07-01

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Principal Author / Analyst

Arek Marciniak

Descriptive Attribute	Value(s)
Measurement Set	9
DHA::As preserved (for artifacts only)	11.6
Measurement (10)::As preserved (for artifacts only)	77.3
Recorded By	Sheelagh Frame, Nerissa Russell

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Recorded by

Sheelagh Frame

Nerissa Russell

Descriptive Attribute	Value(s)
Has Biological Taxonomy Vocabulary: Biological Taxonomy Vocabulary	Mammalia info Vocabulary: Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - Species Open Context References: Mammalia hub Mammalia info Vocabulary: Encyclopedia of Life Open Context References: Mammalia hub
Has anatomical identification Vocabulary: Open Context Zooarchaeology Annotations	scapula info Vocabulary: UBERON (Uber Anatomy Ontology) Open Context References: scapula hub
Has fusion character Vocabulary: Open Context Zooarchaeology Annotations	Indeterminate
Has taxonomic identifier Vocabulary: Food Ontology	Mammalia info Vocabulary: Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - Species Open Context References: Mammalia hub Mammalia info Vocabulary: Encyclopedia of Life Open Context References: Mammalia 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 Sheelagh Frame info Vocabulary: Çatalhöyük 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, Sheelagh Frame, Nerissa Russell. (2013) "Bone 15072 from Asia/Turkey/Çatalhöyük/Mound East/Area TP/Unit 13545". In Çatalhöyük Area TP Zooarchaeology. Arek Marciniak (Ed). Released: 2013-03-02. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/dde05ef5-e57c-41f4-6eab-29e2b52e0ac0> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2zp3z384

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