Identification Number: 99CT05U00bon01

Kerkenes Inventory ID:

Classification: Bone / Bone Object

Finding Type: Gaming Piece or Jewelry (?)

Item: Astragalus

Material: Bone

Images

Photograph 05dpnk1314 by Murat Akar.

Description

Astragalus, or knucklebone, from a subadult Sus domesticus (domestic pig); left side with a hole bored on one side. The edge of this hole is beveled. Some areas of loss on the surface.

Dimensions

Greatest medial length: 30.01 mm. Distal breadth: 17.5 mm.

Context

Palatial Complex. Found at the base of the Structure A glacis, south end.

Publication

Summers, Palatial Complex, Chicago: OIP in press.