Ghazali

Sudan • Human • Makurian
Tooth enamel / Bone Adult

Site & Context

Country / Region
Sudan
Site Name
Ghazali
Cemetery / Specific Area
Cemetery 2
Grave / Feature
Ghz-2-303
Relative Time Period
Makurian
Latitude (DDM)
18.441944
Longitude (DDM)
31.931389
Elevation (m)
281

Material & Specimen

Material Type
Human
Material Specified
Tooth enamel / Bone
Bone Element
Element Side

Individual Profile

Individual Detail
Ghz-2-303
Sex / Species
Indeterminate
Age (Text)
Adult
Age Category
Adult
Burial Type
BG

Dentition

Tooth Number
Tooth Side
Tooth Arch
Dental Code Abbrev.
Permanent Dentition Code
Deciduous Dentition Code
Dental Code System

Radiocarbon Dating

¹⁴C Material
¹⁴C BP
¹⁴C Cal 95%
¹⁴C Lab Name
¹⁴C Lab ID
pMC
C Amount

Oxygen & Carbon Isotopes

δ¹⁸O (carb, VPDB) ‰
2.6
δ¹⁸O (carb, VSMOW) ‰
33.6
δ¹⁸O (phos, VSMOW) ‰
24.4
δ¹⁸O (drinking water) ‰
3.9
δ¹³C (enamel apatite, VPDB) ‰
δ¹³C (bone apatite, VPDB) ‰

Strontium & Chemistry

⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr
0.707541 ± 1.9E-5
Concentration Index (CI)
3.4
Calcium (mg/L)
600
Strontium (mg/L)
0.4

Collagen & Composition

δ¹³C (collagen) ‰
-17.7
δ¹⁵N (collagen) ‰
13.3
%C
%N
C/N Ratio
4.5
Collagen Yield (%)
0.7

Record Metadata

Source
Stark, R. J., Ciesielska, J. A., & Ob?uski, A. (2023). Monks on the move? An assessment of mobility at the medieval Nubian monastery of Ghazali, Sudan (ca. 680-1,275 CE). Archaeometry, 65(4), 862-880.; Stark, R. J., Ciesielska, J. A., & Ob?uski, A. (2021). An isotopic assessment of makurian monastic diet at the medieval nubian monastery of Ghazali, Sudan (Ca. 680-1,275 CE). Archaeometry, 63(6), 1363-1382.
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Created At
16 Dec 2025, 18:18 UTC
Updated At
16 Dec 2025, 18:18 UTC
Record ID
101