Soba

Sudan • Human • Alodian
Dental Enamel

Site & Context

Country / Region
Sudan
Site Name
Soba
Cemetery / Specific Area
Mound OS
Grave / Feature
1/OS, grave 8
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 8
Sex / Species
Female (?)
Age (Text)
Adult
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) ‰
-0.02
δ¹⁸O (carb, VSMOW) ‰
30.9
δ¹⁸O (phos, VSMOW) ‰
21.78
δ¹⁸O (drinking water) ‰
0.49
δ¹³C (enamel apatite, VPDB) ‰
-0.07
δ¹³C (bone apatite, VPDB) ‰

Strontium & Chemistry

⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr
0.707913
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
146