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Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Element Ulna
Taxon Ovis/Capra
Symmetry Left
Id # 12200.F217
Letter 2014-04-02
Find Number 217
Recovery Method dry sieved at 4 mm
Articulation 1
Certainty Certain
Animal Size Medium
Surface Condition Slight weathering (still in fairly good shape but somewhat worn, surface dull and slightly soft)
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
Number Of Diagnostic Zones 1.0
Weight (g) 1.0
Length (cm) 2.0
Location Storage
Body Portion Upperlimb
Size Class Sheep-size (medium dog to medium sheep)
Date Recorded 2006-07-08
Fragment Size Less than 1/4
Proximal / distal Proximal end
Fusion Indeterminate
Fragmentation End splinter
Proximal Portion Present: Anterior/posterior Anterior portion present
Proximal Portion Present: Medial/lateral Both medial + lateral
Distal Portion Present: Anterior/posterior Anterior portion present
Distal Portion Present: Medial/lateral Lateral portion present
Element Portion Proximal End
Description This is a smallish unit of moderately weathered mainly sheep-sized bone, with some cattle-sized pieces. Roughly 20% of the unit is diagnostic. Caprines dominate the diagnostic material, with a few cattle. Equid, dog, fish, bird and hare-sized small mammal
Recording (level Of Study Recorded For This Unit) Long form
Consumption Context Daily consumption
Depositional Context Secondary
Faunal Unit Description Date Recorded 2006-07-05
Suggested Citation

Arek Marciniak, Liz Henton. (2013) "Bone 10602 from Asia/Turkey/Çatalhöyük/Mound East/Area TP/Unit 12200". In Çatalhöyük Area TP Zooarchaeology. Arek Marciniak (Ed). Released: 2013-03-02. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/de81941d-6ca4-48f9-239f-050b62b80345> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k26w98f2z

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