Ghazali
Sudan • Human • Makurian
Tooth enamel / Bone
MA
Site & Context
Country / Region
Sudan
Site Name
Ghazali
Cemetery / Specific Area
Cemetery 2
Grave / Feature
Ghz-2-205
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-2-205
Sex / Species
Male
Age (Text)
35-45
Age Category
MA
Burial Type
BV
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
—
Deciduous Dentition Code
—
Dental Code System
—
Radiocarbon Dating
¹⁴C Material
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¹⁴C BP
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¹⁴C Cal 95%
771 (80.8%) 903 CE
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) ‰
1.8
δ¹⁸O (carb, VSMOW) ‰
32.8
δ¹⁸O (phos, VSMOW) ‰
23.6
δ¹⁸O (drinking water) ‰
2.6
δ¹³C (enamel apatite, VPDB) ‰
—
δ¹³C (bone apatite, VPDB) ‰
—
Strontium & Chemistry
⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr
0.707218
± 9.0E-6
Concentration Index (CI)
3.6
Calcium (mg/L)
470
Strontium (mg/L)
0.21
Collagen & Composition
δ¹³C (collagen) ‰
-18.3
δ¹⁵N (collagen) ‰
10.9
%C
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%N
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C/N Ratio
3.3
Collagen Yield (%)
2.4
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
97