Short Description:
NE-SW aligned skeleton in burial [6005].
Issued to
Henry Callender | 19/12/2019
Interpretation
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- NE- SW aligned skeleton, in very shallow grave cut, dissimilar to grave [6007] which is next to this one which has a relatively deep grave cut. both these two have similar attributes in their alignment and positioning of the body, making SK 6130, and 6129 likely buried at similar times.
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- Henry Callender
- 3-1-2020
Sketch Photo
Description
- NE- SW aligned skeleton in a supine position, lying on its back. The left arm is rested on the side of the body while the right is rested hand is rested on the pelvis. Alot of the skeleton is missing, including right scapula, right humerus, parts of the ribs and lower spine, right hand skull. This is likely all due to the machine stripping, rather than during deposition.
- Head is at the southwest end of the grave, rested with face up, in a standard supine position. The remaining grave cut left intact is very shallow. A lot of the skeleton, including most of the skull has been truncated during machine stripping, however continued farming of the land has likely made the grave cut very shallow.
- Right arm is lying by side with hand rested over the pelvis. Right hand has been truncated by machine, however a few dis-articulated hand bones found around.
- Left arm is lying by side with hand rested underneath left leg. Hand is in tact articulated by side.
- Top bone of femur and tibia has been scraped off by machine.
- Left leg in tact, in good condition.
- Feet articulated at the north east end of the grave, both feet lying together.
- A lot of the bones are fragmentary from being damaged during stripping, however remaining bones are in good condition.
- A few of the long bones and skull are fragmentary.
Finds
Feature
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Feature: WIT_692
- Burial Sk.6129
Site Photos
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Photo: WIT_201206
- SK6129
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Photo: WIT_201404
- Sk 6129, 1m scale
Record Details
- Not set
- Henry Callender 19-12-2019
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