Ghazali
Sudan • Human • Makurian
Tooth enamel / Bone
Ch.
Site & Context
Country / Region
Sudan
Site Name
Ghazali
Cemetery / Specific Area
Cemetery 2
Grave / Feature
Ghz-2-013
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
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Element Side
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Individual Profile
Individual Detail
Ghz-2-013.1
Sex / Species
Subadult
Age (Text)
4-6.5
Age Category
Ch.
Burial Type
MB pavement
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
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¹⁴C BP
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¹⁴C Cal 95%
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¹⁴C Lab Name
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¹⁴C Lab ID
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pMC
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C Amount
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Oxygen & Carbon Isotopes
δ¹⁸O (carb, VPDB) ‰
3.1
δ¹⁸O (carb, VSMOW) ‰
34.1
δ¹⁸O (phos, VSMOW) ‰
24.9
δ¹⁸O (drinking water) ‰
4.7
δ¹³C (enamel apatite, VPDB) ‰
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δ¹³C (bone apatite, VPDB) ‰
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Strontium & Chemistry
⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr
0.709204
± 9.0E-6
Concentration Index (CI)
3.6
Calcium (mg/L)
570
Strontium (mg/L)
0.3
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., Ciesielska, J. A., & Ob?uski, A. (2023). Monks on the move? An assessment of mobility at the medieval Nubian monastery of Ghazali, Sudan (ca. 680-1,275 CE). Archaeometry, 65(4), 862-880.; Stark, R. J., Ciesielska, J. A., & Ob?uski, A. (2021). An isotopic assessment of makurian monastic diet at the medieval nubian monastery of Ghazali, Sudan (Ca. 680-1,275 CE). Archaeometry, 63(6), 1363-1382.
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Updated By
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Created At
16 Dec 2025, 18:18 UTC
Updated At
16 Dec 2025, 18:18 UTC
Record ID
69