Biological profile:
- Sex: Female (genetic F, skeletal sex indeterminate — skull NA 79.9%, mandible absent)
- Age: Young Adult (21-30 years), dental development ≥21, dental wear 20-30
- Stature: ~152.4 cm (estimated from femoral length F2-5=302mm)
- Pathology: None reported in supplement; humerus attribution uncertain between H2 and co-buried H45
Burial context (Locus 207, Square J12):
- Double burial with H45 (16-22yr adolescent), both in flexed position on left side
- Primary interment, outside structure area
- MNI: 2 (H2 + H45)
- H2 was well-preserved, H45 was very fragmented
Archaeological context:
- Pottery Neolithic (PN), c. 6400-4500 BCE
- ONLY Pottery Neolithic individual at NY38 (all other individuals are PPNB)
- H52 initially assigned to PN but excluded after stratigraphic review
- Key individual for studying PPNB→PN transition in central Israel
DNA quality:
- Shotgun A55056: 1,843,786 raw reads, 0.021% human mapped, 175 unique, 5' C>T 72.7%
- Capture B57530: 1,629,336 raw reads, 46.5% mapped, 1,405 unique, contamination ~99%
- mtDNA H1ae2 (from shotgun data; capture too contaminated for mt haplogroup call)
- Endogenous DNA: 0.021% (shotgun) — very low preservation
- CAUTION: Capture library shows ~99% contamination, likely environmental
Reconstructing Lifeways and Social Differentiation in the Pre-Pottery Neolithic B Population of Nahal Yarmuth 38, Central Israel
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