Short Description:
Neonate in focal burial
Issued to
Julie Schofield | 15/09/2022
Interpretation
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- Burial of a neonate cut into the focal burial.
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- Harriet Tatton
- 19-5-2023
Sketch Photo
Description
- E-W
- Unknown - skull badly damaged but position of body suggests facing north
- right arm appeared extended at side of body oriented E-W, arm pointing down towards pelvis
- left arm extended beneath body
- extended on E-W alignment
- possibly partially flexed
- not seen
- several bones broken prior to excavation especially skull which was fragmented, most vertebral bodies not present in situ and bones from hands possibly missing. Several long bones fragmented
- mostly good with some pre-excavation damage
Finds
| Findtype | Quantity (No. fragments) | Weight (g) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Human bone | 3 | 3.6 | Left arm. (Year 2022) |
| Human bone | 1 | 4.5 | Right leg (femur). (Year 2022) |
| Human bone | 1 | 3.2 | Left leg (femur). (Year 2022) |
| Human bone | 1 | Left jaw (Year 2022) | |
| Human bone | 15 | 3.6 | (Year 2022) |
| Human bone | 47 | 28.6 | Skull. (Year 2022) |
| Human bone | 50 | 2.2 | Skull fragments. (Year 2022) |
| Human bone | 2 | 2.9 | Scapulae . (Year 2022) |
| Human bone | 9 | 3.1 | Right ribs. (Year 2022) |
| Human bone | 4 | 0.1 | Fragments. (Year 2022) |
| Human bone | 3 | 4 | Right arm. (Year 2022) |
| Human bone | 20 | 2.4 | Ribs (Year 2022) |
| Human bone | 11 | 3.7 | Left ribs (Year 2022) |
| Human bone | 40 | 0.9 | Skull fragments. (Year 2022) |
| Human bone | 21 | 1.5 | Hand bones. (Year 2022) |
| Human bone | 1 | 5 | Petrous temporal bone with ossicles. (Year 2022) |