Short Description:
Infant burial in pit [5055]
Issued to
Nat Jackson | 14/11/2019
Interpretation
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- Infant/ neo-natal burial, placed in the bottom of the pit [5055] rather than thrown as in the foetal position.
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- Nat Jackson
- 15-11-2019
Sketch Photo
Description
- Foetal
- East facing
- Foetal, contracted into body, hand missing
- Foetal, contracted into body, hand missing
- Foetal, contracted into body
- Foetal, contracted into body
- Missing
- Extremities lost, some excavation damage, very fragile
- Some breaks on lifting, block lifted to try and minimise damage
- Sample taken for bone recovery
Finds
Feature
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Feature: WIT_514
- Pit
Site Photos
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Photo: WIT_200066
- Infant burial Sk.5136 in pit [5055] facing east, 40cm scale
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Photo: WIT_200070
- Infant burial Sk.5136 in pit [5055] facing east, 40cm scale
Samples
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Sample: WIT_10
- Nat Jackson
- 15-11-2019
Record Details
- Not set
- Nat Jackson 14-11-2019
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