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Human Remains

Table 1: Relative abundances of bones recovered from Abu Hureyra 2

N = Number of bones identified, EN = Expected Number, RA = Relative Abundance, MNI = Minimum Number of Individuals.
Excavated: MNI = 30, Sieved: MNI = 10, All Bone: MNI = 38.

Trench B

Bone	Excavated			Sieved			All Bone
	N	EN	RA	N	EN	RA	N	EN	RA
Cr	33	30	110.0	15	10	150.0	48	38	126.3
Ma	22	30	73.3	10	10	100.0	32	38	84.2
Ve	43	870	4.9	30	290	10.3	73	1102	6.6
St	8	30	26.7	2	10	20.0	10	38	26.3
Cl	29	60	48.3	13	20	65.0	42	76	55.3
Sc	23	60	38.3	12	20	60.0	35	76	46.1
Hu	55	60	91.7	20	20	100.0	75	76	98.7
Ra	44	60	73.3	16	20	80.0	60	76	78.9
Ul	43	60	71.7	16	20	80.0	59	76	77.6
Ca	82	480	17.1	5	160	3.1	87	608	14.3
Mc	145	300	48.3	32	100	32.0	177	380	46.6
Ph	277	840	33.0	87	280	31.1	364	1064	34.2
Il	31	60	53.3	14	20	70.0	45	76	60.5
Is	25	60	41.7	7	20	35.0	32	76	42.1
Pu	20	60	33.3	9	20	45.0	29	76	38.2
Fe	59	60	98.3	17	20	85.0	76	76	100.0
Ti	48	60	80.0	18	20	90.0	66	76	86.8
Fi	46	60	76.7	10	20	50.0	56	76	73.7
Pa	13	60	21.7	10	20	50.0	23	76	30.3
Ta	126	420	30.0	50	140	35.7	176	532	33.1
Mt	117	300	39.0	93	100	93.0	210	380	55.3
Ph	133	840	15.8	69	280	24.6	202	1064	19.0

 

Trench C

Bone	Excavated			Sieved
	N	EN	RA	N
Cr	5	5	100.0
Ma	5	5	100.0	1
Ve	5	145	3.4	3
St	2	5	40.0
Cl	6	10	60.0
Sc	5	10	50.0
Hu	9	10	90.0	1
Ra	8	10	80.0
Ul	8	10	80.0
Ca	31	80	38.8
Mc	29	50	58.0	3
Ph	62	140	44.3	1
Il	5	10	50.0
Is	2	10	20.0
Pu	1	10	10.0
Fe	10	10	100.0
Ti	10	10	100.0
Fi	9	10	90.0
Pa	1	10	10.0
Ta	35	70	50.0
Mt	23	50	46.0	1
Ph	25	140	17.9

 

Trench E

Bone	Excavated			Sieved			All Bone
	N	EN	RA	N	EN	RA	N	EN	RA
Cr	26	18	144.4	9	7	128.6	35	24	145.8
Ma	18	18	100.0	5	7	71.4	23	24	95.8
Ve	21	522	4.0	11	203	5.4	32	696	4.6
St	6	18	33.3	1	7	14.3	7	24	29.2
Cl	24	36	66.7	5	14	35.7	29	48	60.4
Sc	20	36	55.6	7	14	50.0	27	48	56.3
Hu	36	36	100.0	11	14	78.6	47	48	97.9
Ra	35	36	97.2	8	14	57.1	43	48	89.6
Ul	27	36	75.0	7	14	50.0	34	48	70.8
Ca	50	288	17.4	4	112	3.6	54	384	14.1
Mc	98	180	54.4	18	70	25.7	116	240	48.3
Ph	119	504	23.6	56	196	28.6	175	672	26.0
Il	15	36	41.7	5	14	35.7	20	48	41.7
Is	11	36	30.6	1	14	7.1	12	48	25.0
Pu	2	36	5.6	3	14	21.4	5	48	10.4
Fe	36	36	100.0	12	14	85.7	48	48	100.0
Ti	31	36	86.1	14	14	100.0	45	48	93.8
Fi	31	36	86.1	14	14	100.0	45	48	93.8
Pa	12	36	33.3	7	14	50.0	19	48	39.6
Ta	71	252	28.2	31	98	31.6	102	336	30.4
Mt	72	180	40.0	38	70	54.3	110	240	45.8
Ph	65	504	12.9	40	196	20.4	105	672	15.6