Soba

Sudan • Human • Alodian
Dental Enamel

Site & Context

Country / Region
Sudan
Site Name
Soba
Cemetery / Specific Area
Mound OS
Grave / Feature
1/OS, grave 7
Relative Time Period
Alodian
Latitude (DDM)
15.52388889
Longitude (DDM)
32.68111111
Elevation (m)
383

Material & Specimen

Material Type
Human
Material Specified
Dental Enamel
Bone Element
Element Side

Individual Profile

Individual Detail
1/OS, grave 7
Sex / Species
Female
Age (Text)
20-35
Age Category
Burial Type

Dentition

Tooth Number
M2
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) ‰
-1.21
δ¹⁸O (carb, VSMOW) ‰
29.67
δ¹⁸O (phos, VSMOW) ‰
20.58
δ¹⁸O (drinking water) ‰
-1.46
δ¹³C (enamel apatite, VPDB) ‰
-1.24
δ¹³C (bone apatite, VPDB) ‰

Strontium & Chemistry

⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr
0.708737
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
Ciesielska, J. A., Le Roux, P., Scott, E., Lucas, M., & Roberts, P. (2024). Isotopic Evidence for Socio-economic Dynamics Within the Capital of the Kingdom of Alwa, Sudan. African Archaeological Review, 41(2), 271-291.
Created By
System
Updated By
Created At
16 Dec 2025, 18:18 UTC
Updated At
16 Dec 2025, 18:18 UTC
Record ID
145