Short Description:
Adult skeleton, contained within grave [4648] on roughly E/W allignment.
Issued to
Mai Walker | 04/02/2020
Interpretation
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- Adult skeleton, contained within large grave cut [4648], skeleton has good preservation, cut has been truncated by several plough scars. The body has crossed arms and legs pulled together, implying that the body was wrapped in a shroud? Skeleton is fairly large in size, suggesting it may be a large adult. Allignment in a E/W position.
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- Mai Walker
- 4-2-2020
Sketch Photo
Description
- Extended supine
- South facing, leaning towards right side.
- Crossed over pelvis
- Crossed over pelvis
- Extended supine, pulled closer together at feet
- Extended supine, pulled closer together at feet.
- Together -as if wrapped in shroud.
- Good preservation
- Good condition
Finds
Feature
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Feature: WIT_886
- Burial (Sk.4649)
Site Photos
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Photo: WIT_203796
- NNW looking photo of SK4649. 1m scale.
Record Details
- Not set
- Mai Walker 4-2-2020
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