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Ghazali

Sudan • Human • Makurian
Tooth enamel / Bone OA
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Site & Context

Country / Region
Sudan
Site Name
Ghazali
Cemetery / Specific Area
Cemetery 3
Grave / Feature
Ghz-3-005
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-3-005
Sex / Species
Female
Age (Text)
50+
Age Category
OA
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) ‰
-2.7
δ¹⁸O (carb, VSMOW) ‰
28.1
δ¹⁸O (phos, VSMOW) ‰
19.1
δ¹⁸O (drinking water) ‰
-4.4
δ¹³C (enamel apatite, VPDB) ‰
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δ¹³C (bone apatite, VPDB) ‰
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Strontium & Chemistry

⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr
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Concentration Index (CI)
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Calcium (mg/L)
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Strontium (mg/L)
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Collagen & Composition

δ¹³C (collagen) ‰
-14.41
δ¹⁵N (collagen) ‰
12.5
%C
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%N
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C/N Ratio
3.1
Collagen Yield (%)
17.3

Record Metadata

Source
Ciesielska, J. A., Stark, R. J., Ob?uski, A., Boivin, N., Lucas, M., Le Roux, P., & Roberts, P. (2023). Multi-isotopic investigation of population dynamics and mobility among rural Medieval Christian communities at Ghazali, Northern Sudan. Journal of African Archaeology, 21(2), 131-153; Ciesielska, J. A., Stark, R. J., Ob?uski, A., Boivin, N., & Roberts, P. (2021). Multi-isotope analysis of dietary variation among the early Christian communities of northern Sudan. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 37, 103016.
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Created At
16 Dec 2025, 18:18 UTC
Updated At
16 Dec 2025, 18:18 UTC
Record ID
106