Old Dongola

Sudan • Human • Makurian
Bone OA

Site & Context

Country / Region
Sudan
Site Name
Old Dongola
Cemetery / Specific Area
Christian Necropolis (Dongola)
Grave / Feature
Grave 5 (Dongola)
Relative Time Period
Makurian
Latitude (DDM)
18.223056
Longitude (DDM)
30.743889
Elevation (m)
243

Material & Specimen

Material Type
Human
Material Specified
Bone
Bone Element
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Element Side
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Individual Profile

Individual Detail
ODB24 (S85)
Sex / Species
Female
Age (Text)
>50
Age Category
OA
Burial Type
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Dentition

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

¹⁴C Material
Rib
¹⁴C BP
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¹⁴C Cal 95%
568 CE (95.4%) 650 CE
¹⁴C Lab Name
Pozna? Radiocarbon Lab
¹⁴C Lab ID
Poz-137841
pMC
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C Amount
—

Oxygen & Carbon Isotopes

δ¹⁸O (carb, VPDB) ‰
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δ¹⁸O (carb, VSMOW) ‰
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δ¹⁸O (phos, VSMOW) ‰
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δ¹⁸O (drinking water) ‰
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δ¹³C (enamel apatite, VPDB) ‰
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δ¹³C (bone apatite, VPDB) ‰
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Strontium & Chemistry

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

δ¹³C (collagen) ‰
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δ¹⁵N (collagen) ‰
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%C
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%N
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C/N Ratio
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Collagen Yield (%)
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Record Metadata

Source
Stark R.J., 2022. Old Dongola Cemetery Excavations - Winter 2020 Field Season. Sudan and Nubia 26:66-81.
Created By
System
Updated By
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Created At
16 Dec 2025, 18:18 UTC
Updated At
16 Dec 2025, 18:18 UTC
Record ID
121