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Short Description:
Infant burial in pit [5055]
Issued to
Nat Jackson | 14/11/2019
945

Interpretation

    • Infant/ neo-natal burial, placed in the bottom of the pit [5055] rather than thrown as in the foetal position.
      • Nat Jackson
    • 15-11-2019

Sketch Photo

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Stratigraphic Matrix

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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

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Feature

  • Feature: WIT_514
    • Pit

Site Photos

  • Photo: WIT_200066
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    • Infant burial Sk.5136 in pit [5055] facing east, 40cm scale
  • Photo: WIT_200070
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    • Infant burial Sk.5136 in pit [5055] facing east, 40cm scale

Samples

  • Sample: WIT_10
    • Nat Jackson
    • 15-11-2019

Record Details

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  • Nat Jackson 14-11-2019
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