Old Dongola

Sudan • Human • Makurian
Bone Collagen; enamel MA/OA

Site & Context

Country / Region
Sudan
Site Name
Old Dongola
Cemetery / Specific Area
Kom H (Monastery, Crypts 1-3)
Grave / Feature
Crypt 1
Relative Time Period
Makurian
Latitude (DDM)
18.223056
Longitude (DDM)
30.743889
Elevation (m)
243

Material & Specimen

Material Type
Human
Material Specified
Bone Collagen; enamel
Bone Element
Element Side

Individual Profile

Individual Detail
Person 3
Sex / Species
Male
Age (Text)
40-60
Age Category
MA/OA
Burial Type
Crypt

Dentition

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

Radiocarbon Dating

¹⁴C Material
Bone Collagen (Femur)
¹⁴C BP
¹⁴C Cal 95%
1022 CE (95.4%) 1159 CE
¹⁴C Lab Name
Pozna? Radiocarbon Lab
¹⁴C Lab ID
Poz
pMC
C Amount

Oxygen & Carbon Isotopes

δ¹⁸O (carb, VPDB) ‰
δ¹⁸O (carb, VSMOW) ‰
δ¹⁸O (phos, VSMOW) ‰
δ¹⁸O (drinking water) ‰
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) ‰
δ¹⁵N (collagen) ‰
%C
%N
C/N Ratio
Collagen Yield (%)

Record Metadata

Source
Stark, R. J., Mahler, R., & Ob?uski, A. (2025). A question of burial chronology: Crypts 1-3 on Kom H at Old Dongola, Sudan. Radiocarbon, 1-18.
Created By
System
Updated By
Created At
16 Dec 2025, 18:18 UTC
Updated At
16 Dec 2025, 18:18 UTC
Record ID
124