Short Description:
Neonate skeleton at southeast of trench 4 in fill 4033
Issued to
Maggie McDaniel | 18/08/2018
Interpretation
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- Neonate inhumation
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- Maggie McDaniel
- 25-8-2018
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- Pre-term. Placed in a supine and extended position in a sub rectangular grave. Moderate preservation: 85% complete (partial skull (disturbed by posthole cut F415), 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 its back feet facing east
- Only small skull fragments found. Fragments were located 2-3cm higher than the rest of the skeleton
- Upper Right arm and elbow point south, lower arm placed on torso
- Humerus is missing, lower arm bones placed on torso
- Femur to knee pointing south in a semi flexed position, lower leg bones point east
- Femur facing east, lower leg seems disturbed
- Disturbed, some tarsals located
- Skull almost completely absent, condition of the remainder of the bone is good
- Good
Finds
| Findtype | Quantity (No. fragments) | Weight (g) | Notes |
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| Human bone | 19 | 7 | Skull |
| Human bone | 6 | 8 | Left leg |
| Human bone | 5 | 9 | Right leg |
| Human bone | 3 | 6 | Left arm |
| Human bone | 3 | 5 | Right arm |
| Human bone | 29 | 11 | Misc |
| Human bone | 130 | 42 | Torso |
Feature
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Feature: ELM_410
- Neonatal Burial
Site Photos
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Photo: ELM_180058
- Neonatal skeleton (4034) within grave cut [4021], 0.4m and 0.3m scales
Record Details
- Not set
- Maggie McDaniel 18-8-2018
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