Old Dongola

Sudan • Human • Makurian
Bone MA

Site & Context

Country / Region
Sudan
Site Name
Old Dongola
Cemetery / Specific Area
Christian Necropolis (Dongola)
Grave / Feature
Grave 2 (Dongola)
Relative Time Period
Makurian
Latitude (DDM)
18.223056
Longitude (DDM)
30.743889
Elevation (m)
243

Material & Specimen

Material Type
Human
Material Specified
Bone
Bone Element
Element Side

Individual Profile

Individual Detail
ODB20 (S42)
Sex / Species
Male?
Age (Text)
35-45
Age Category
MA
Burial Type

Dentition

Tooth Number
Tooth Side
Tooth Arch
Dental Code Abbrev.
Permanent Dentition Code
Deciduous Dentition Code
Dental Code System

Radiocarbon Dating

¹⁴C Material
Femur
¹⁴C BP
¹⁴C Cal 95%
665 CE (95.4%) 822 CE
¹⁴C Lab Name
Pozna? Radiocarbon Lab
¹⁴C Lab ID
Poz-126743
pMC
C Amount

Oxygen & Carbon Isotopes

δ¹⁸O (carb, VPDB) ‰
δ¹⁸O (carb, VSMOW) ‰
δ¹⁸O (phos, VSMOW) ‰
δ¹⁸O (drinking water) ‰
δ¹³C (enamel apatite, VPDB) ‰
δ¹³C (bone apatite, VPDB) ‰

Strontium & Chemistry

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

Collagen & Composition

δ¹³C (collagen) ‰
δ¹⁵N (collagen) ‰
%C
%N
C/N Ratio
Collagen Yield (%)

Record Metadata

Source
Stark R.J., 2022. Old Dongola Cemetery Excavations - Winter 2020 Field Season. Sudan and Nubia 26:66-81.
Created By
System
Updated By
Created At
16 Dec 2025, 18:18 UTC
Updated At
16 Dec 2025, 18:18 UTC
Record ID
118