Sefertepe Object Profile

The 31-Skull Count at Sefertepe

This Sefertepe object page separates the public 31-skull count from the more specific skull-room and chamber records.

Quick Facts

Earlier excavations/public 2024 layer; source wording varies between skulls and skulls/fragments.

Context: Skull room / skull-room complex
Count: 31 skulls / skulls and fragments depending on report wording
Earlier excavations/public 2024 layer; source wording varies between skulls and skulls/fragments.
Age range: not specified in this count layer
Source layer: 2025 skull-room expansion reporting.
Confidence: medium-high
Merge rule: Keep as separate public total layer; may include fragments or expanded counting after the 22-skull arrangement was documented.

This Sefertepe object page separates the public 31-skull count from the more specific skull-room and chamber records.
Earlier excavations/public 2024 layer; source wording varies between skulls and skulls/fragments.
The 31-Skull Count at Sefertepe should be read as reported Sefertepe evidence first, with count layer, findspot, and interpretation kept separate.
The 31-Skull Count at Sefertepe should be read as reported evidence first, then compared with the parent structure page.

Context: Skull room / skull-room complex
Count: 31 skulls / skulls and fragments depending on report wording
Earlier excavations/public 2024 layer; source wording varies between skulls and skulls/fragments.
Age range: not specified in this count layer
Source layer: 2025 skull-room expansion reporting.
Confidence: medium-high
Merge rule: Keep as separate public total layer; may include fragments or expanded counting after the 22-skull arrangement was documented.

Use reported wording where exact locus, phase, function, or 2025 metadata remain open.
Do not assign ritual, identity, contents, liquid type, exchange, or status meanings without source support.
Do not merge Sefertepe skull counts unless a source explicitly connects the count methods and deposits.
Keep field-note leads separate from official or publication-backed claims.

Which publication-level plan or catalogue separates this object from broader site interpretation?

Sefertepe structure, object, mortuary, source-locator, and image-verification matrices control the deeper review layer.
Detailed evidence notes remain available for deeper review.

Earlier excavations/public 2024 layer; source wording varies between skulls and skulls/fragments.
This Sefertepe object page separates the public 31-skull count from the more specific skull-room and chamber records.
Context: Skull room / skull-room complex
Count: 31 skulls / skulls and fragments depending on report wording

Use reported wording where exact locus, phase, function, or 2025 metadata remain open.
Do not assign ritual, identity, contents, liquid type, exchange, or status meanings without source support.
Do not merge Sefertepe skull counts unless a source explicitly connects the count methods and deposits.
Keep field-note leads separate from official or publication-backed claims.

Which publication-level plan or catalogue separates this object from broader site interpretation?
Sefertepe structure, object, mortuary, source-locator, and image-verification matrices control the deeper review layer.
Detailed evidence notes remain available for deeper review.
Future updates should add catalogue numbers, exact loci, image rights, and direct evidence locators when publicly supportable.