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Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Phase 5A
Side un-sided
Sex sex could not be determined
Peeling Present on fracture edge(s)
Recovery Year 1999.0
Context Death Pit
Associations W/ Other Phases 5A
Specimen Association 2642.0.3-0.7
Body Section 1 hand/foot
Body Section 2 carpus
Skeletal Element metacarpal 0 0
Age Category adolescent or adult of indeterminate age
NISP 1
MNE 1
MNI 1
Element Size 50-74% of a complete element present
Rep. Proximal Epiphysis (Long Bones) absent
Rep. Proximal Metaphysis (Long Bones) absent
Rep. Shaft (Long Bones) present
Rep. Distal Metaphysis (Long Bones) present
Rep. Distal Epiphysis (Long Bones) absent
Shaft Circumference (Long Bones) complete
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 not available/not applicable
Epiphysis Cancellous Color not available/not applicable
Metaphysis Cortical Color Mottled medium red brown; Generalized (over large areas or entire surface)
Metaphysis Fracture Edge Color could not be determined
Metaphysis Medullary Color could not be determined
Shaft Cortical Color Mottled medium red brown; Generalized (over large areas or entire surface)
Shaft Fracture Edge Color could not be determined
Shaft Medullary Color could not be determined
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 Ancient
NISP (human) 1.0
Fractures Distal end
Taxon Homo sapiens
Shaft circumference
Element 1 (human) carpus
Prox. End Edge Pattern Perpendicular
Exterior Color mb
Fragment Size
Element 3 (human) 5
Sex (human) NA
Distal End Edge Ancient
Interior Color
Human Bone ID 2642/0.6
Element 2 (human) metacarpal
Age Category (human) NA
Distal End Edge Pattern Perpendicular
Side (human) r
Edge Chrushing Proximal end
Human Bone Death Pit Coding Methods
Suggested Citation

Suellen Gauld. (2010) "2642.0.6 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/ec69aefe-e2e6-bf4b-be3c-2b701ee66e82> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2bz67b6x

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