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Short Description:
articulated skeleton in center of E side of trench.
Issued to
Diana Tanaka | 08/09/2019
920

Interpretation

    • articulated burial, within stone lined grave.
      • Christina Smith
    • 18-9-2020
    • The burial was placed on top of the box F702, after lifting the burial and cleaning further in the area it was clear that the box was a separate feature opposed to a grave lining and this was excavated in 2021.
      • Indie Jago
    • 15-2-2022

Sketch Photo

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Stratigraphic Matrix

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Description

  • Lower half of body appears to be supine, however the torso appears to have been twisted and is partially lying on right side facing south, possibly to make the inhumation fit into the grave which appears to be stone lined
  • Facing south on right hand side
  • under torso. right hand and left hand are next to each other. Could not be separated when lifting.
  • Arm is semi flexed with hands placed over pelvis
  • Extended supine
  • Extended supine
  • Only ankles visible, appear to be flexed
  • General preservation seems to be good however the skull is damaged as is much if the torso
  • Good, pre existing fractures in bones (which around the torso and skull where many) broke the bones when lifting. After lifting it was sent that the burial was placed onto of a dense patch of rubble, this caused damage to the bones.
  • Extra body parts where in very close proximity to the burial. These have been bagged as misc in case they were from SK2107 and had moved post deposition, but most probably relate to 2166.

Finds

FindtypeQuantity (No. fragments)Weight (g)Notes
Animal Bone 12 9 (Year 2019)
Human bone 1 9 (Year 2019)
Shell 1 2 Cockle (Year 2019)
Stone 3 18 Quartz pebbles Discarded (Year 2019)
Human bone 4 240 Right arm (Year 2020)
Human bone 124 510 Skull (Year 2020)
Human bone 68 408 Vertebrae (Year 2020)
Human bone 60 170 Right ribs (Year 2020)
Human bone 4 229 Left arm (Year 2020)
Human bone 7 544 Left leg (Year 2020)
Human bone 11 536 Right leg (Year 2020)
Human bone 61 496 Pelvis (Year 2020)
Human bone 50 103 Hands (Year 2020)
Human bone 8 137 Feet (Year 2020)
Human bone 46 165 Left ribs (Year 2020)
Human bone 21 26 Left clavicle and scapula (Year 2020)
Human bone 19 80 Right scapula and clavicle (Year 2020)
Human bone 42 70 Miscellaneous (maybe from SK2166). (Year 2020)

Feature

  • Feature: LDF_228
    • Burial - Articulated human remains above stone box F702.

Site Photos

  • Photo: LDF_193621
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    • Exposed adult burial SK2107, next to SK2145 Looking W. 1m vertical scale, 0.4m horizontal scale.
  • Photo: LDF_193623
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    • Exposed adult burial SK2107. Looking W. 1m vertical scale, 0.4m horizontal scale.
  • Photo: LDF_200010
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    • Photo of skeletons F228 and F229 pre-excavation in east side of trench. Looking west, 2m and 1m scales.
  • Photo: LDF_204417
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    • Christina and Helen cleaning SK2107, and David and lizzie cleaning SK2112
  • Photo: LDF_204420
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    • Christina with an ear bone, identified while cleaning around SK2107

Samples

  • Sample: LDF_137
    • Chris Swindells
    • 12-9-2020

Record Details

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  • Diana Tanaka 8-9-2019
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