018
Carved Bone
Record details
Zone(s)
Subzone(s)
Deposit type
Ceramic complex
Object
Type of bone
Unknown
Length (cm)
3.15
Width (cm)
1.50
Thickness (cm)
0.40
Comments
3 deep grooves, 0.13cm; incurved sides, rounded ends; 0.3cm from end, separated 1.0cm; polished
Comments
Fragment of a long bone shaped into a tube and carved with deep circumferential grooves.
Associated burials
Record details
Operation
Zone(s)
Deposit type
Ceramic complex
Single/Multiple
Multiple
Position
Age
Sex
Number of vessels
1
Comments
vessel, 1 tubular jade bead, shell pendant & 39 tinklers with Burials 1-2a through 1-2d
Comments
The profile drawing is of a multiple burial in operation 1, zone 18. Burials 1-2a through 1-2i are represented, in addition to "root" burial 1-45 in zone 236. (Plan views of B1-45 exist in a separate series.) The burials contain shell tinklers, carved bone, and eight vessels.