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Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Phase 6
Side midline
Sex sex could not be determined
Peeling absent
Recovery Year 1997.0
Context Death Pit
Body Section 1 trunk
Body Section 2 vertebra
Skeletal Element lumbar 0
Age Category adult (skeletally mature element)
NISP 1
Element Size less than 25% of a complete element present
Vertebra: Spine absent
Vertebra: Left Arch absent
Vert: Right Arch absent
Vert: Right Superior Articular Facet absent
Vert: Right Inferior Articular Facet absent
Vert: Left Superior Articular Facet absent
Vert: Left Inferior Articular Facet absent
Vert: Transverse Process absent
Vert: Body present
Vert: Dens absent
Vert: Indet absent
Surface Exposure/ Readability 25-50%
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
Irregular Bones: Color/extent Mottled dark red brown; Localized
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
Human Bone Death Pit Coding Methods
Suggested Citation

Suellen Gauld. (2010) "1715.0.14 from Asia/Turkey/Domuztepe/I/Lot 1715". In Domuztepe Excavations. Elizabeth Carter, Stuart Campbell (Ed). Released: 2010-07-31. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/ebf08798-325c-443c-6e34-d0e007fbf90b> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2n58nf8t

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