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Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Phase 5A
Side left
Sex sex could not be determined
Recovery Year 1999.0
Context Death Pit
Body Section 1 hand/foot
Body Section 2 tarsus
Skeletal Element tarsal phalange 1 1
Age Category adolescent or adult of indeterminate age
NISP 1
MNE 1
Element Size 25-49% 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) present
Shaft Circumference (Long Bones) complete
Surface Exposure/ Readability 75-99%
Matrix Adhesion absent
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 brownish purple; Localized
Epiphysis Cancellous Color not available/not applicable
Metaphysis Cortical Color Mottled dark red brown; Localized
Metaphysis Fracture Edge Color not available/not applicable
Metaphysis Medullary Color not available/not applicable
Shaft Cortical Color Mottled dark red brown; Localized
Shaft Fracture Edge Color Light red brown; Generalized (over large areas or entire surface)
Shaft Medullary Color No pronounced color change: white-yellow
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) "2677.0.35 from Asia/Turkey/Domuztepe/I/Lot 2677". In Domuztepe Excavations. Elizabeth Carter, Stuart Campbell (Ed). Released: 2010-07-31. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/f335c4cc-07e0-40b8-0aaf-b2ecb68c939c> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2x065m1w

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