Ghazali

Sudan • Human • Makurian
Tooth enamel / Bone OA

Site & Context

Country / Region
Sudan
Site Name
Ghazali
Cemetery / Specific Area
Cemetery 3
Grave / Feature
Ghz-3-002
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-3-002
Sex / Species
Female
Age (Text)
50+
Age Category
OA
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) ‰
4.7
δ¹⁸O (carb, VSMOW) ‰
35.8
δ¹⁸O (phos, VSMOW) ‰
26.5
δ¹⁸O (drinking water) ‰
7.2
δ¹³C (enamel apatite, VPDB) ‰
δ¹³C (bone apatite, VPDB) ‰

Strontium & Chemistry

⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr
Concentration Index (CI)
Calcium (mg/L)
Strontium (mg/L)

Collagen & Composition

δ¹³C (collagen) ‰
-8
δ¹⁵N (collagen) ‰
11.12
%C
%N
C/N Ratio
3.2
Collagen Yield (%)
10.75

Record Metadata

Source
Ciesielska, J. A., Stark, R. J., Ob?uski, A., Boivin, N., Lucas, M., Le Roux, P., & Roberts, P. (2023). Multi-isotopic investigation of population dynamics and mobility among rural Medieval Christian communities at Ghazali, Northern Sudan. Journal of African Archaeology, 21(2), 131-153; Ciesielska, J. A., Stark, R. J., Ob?uski, A., Boivin, N., & Roberts, P. (2021). Multi-isotope analysis of dietary variation among the early Christian communities of northern Sudan. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 37, 103016.
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Created At
16 Dec 2025, 18:18 UTC
Updated At
16 Dec 2025, 18:18 UTC
Record ID
103