Short Description:
Neonatal skeleton in grave cut [4016]
Issued to
Julia Humphreys | 16/08/2018
Interpretation
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- Neonate inhumation
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- Chris Casswell
- 24-8-2018
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- Neonate. Interred in a flexed foetal position, lying on its right side at one end of an oval pit or grave. Moderate preservation: 95% complete (skull, dentition, torso, pelvis, L&R legs, feet, arms and hands). Sex: n/a No pathological changes noted. (Natasha Powers, 2019)
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- Edwin Lambert
- 12-6-2019
Sketch Photo
- No Files Attached
Description
- Lying on right side, facing west, foetal position
- Tucked down, facing west
- Arm under head, pointed north, hand under chin
- Arm bent , lying along top of body. Humerus running west along top of body, radius and ulna running nw , hand forward of legs
- Under body, bent, more so than left leg, femur running nne, radius and ulna running broadly west
- Flexed, knee facing north
- Found, but couldn’t determine attitude
- Skull reasonably completely, bone well preserved
- Mostly complete, most long bones with one break
Finds
| Findtype | Quantity (No. fragments) | Weight (g) | Notes |
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| Human bone | 88 | 34 | Torso |
| Human bone | 27 | 5 | Misc |
| Human bone | 6 | 12 | Right leg |
| Human bone | 7 | 4 | Right arm |
| Human bone | 2 | 1 | tooth |
| Human bone | 5 | 15 | Left leg |
| Human bone | 6 | 6 | Left arm |
| Human bone | 1 | 1060 | Skull with soil |
Feature
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Feature: ELM_406
- Neonatal grave
Site Photos
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Photo: ELM_180093
- Neonatal skeleton (4018) within grave cut [4016], 0.4m and 0.3m scales
Record Details
- Not set
- Julia Humphreys 16-8-2018
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