Ghazali
Sudan • Human • Makurian
Tooth enamel / Bone
MA
Site & Context
Country / Region
Sudan
Site Name
Ghazali
Cemetery / Specific Area
Cemetery 2
Grave / Feature
Ghz-2-019
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-2-019
Sex / Species
Male
Age (Text)
30-40
Age Category
MA
Burial Type
BG
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) ‰
1.3
δ¹⁸O (carb, VSMOW) ‰
32.3
δ¹⁸O (phos, VSMOW) ‰
23.1
δ¹⁸O (drinking water) ‰
1.9
δ¹³C (enamel apatite, VPDB) ‰
—
δ¹³C (bone apatite, VPDB) ‰
—
Strontium & Chemistry
⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr
0.70713
± 1.0E-5
Concentration Index (CI)
3.9
Calcium (mg/L)
560
Strontium (mg/L)
0.29
Collagen & Composition
δ¹³C (collagen) ‰
-17
δ¹⁵N (collagen) ‰
11.2
%C
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%N
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C/N Ratio
3.3
Collagen Yield (%)
4.2
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
75