Short Description:
Articulated skeleton E-W at N of E side of trench
Issued to
Darren Pritchard | 11/09/2019
Interpretation
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- Articulated skeleton E-W at N of E side of trench.
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- Indie Jago
- 18-9-2020
Sketch Photo
Description
- Extended supine facing east
- Facing east
- Right arm placed across body with hands resting over pelvis
- Left of placed across body with hand resting over pelvis
- Extended supine
- Extended supine
- Pointing east toes slightly scrunched possibly due to rigor mortis at time of burial
- Preservation of bone generally very good, however skull was badly fractured, likely due to rubble in fill of grave
- Good
Finds
| Findtype | Quantity (No. fragments) | Weight (g) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Human bone | 2 | 3 | Teeth (Year 2019) |
| Shell | 3 | 2 | Cockle (Year 2019) |
| Human bone | 10 | 630 | Left leg: tibia, fibula, patella and femur (Year 2019) |
| Human bone | 5 | 618 | Right leg: tibia, fibula, patella and femur (Year 2019) |
| Human bone | 7 | 207 | Left arm: humerus, ulna and radius (Year 2019) |
| Human bone | 6 | 208 | Right arm: humerus, ulna and radius (Year 2019) |
| Human bone | 23 | 44 | Right hand: carpals and metacarpals (Year 2019) |
| Human bone | 26 | 52 | Left hand: carpals and metacarpals (Year 2019) |
| Human bone | 27 | 126 | Left foot: tarsals and metatarsals (Year 2019) |
| Bone | 60 | 155 | (Year 2019) |
| Human bone | 6 | 4 | Sample 114 (Year 2019) |
| Human bone | 21 | 142 | (Year 2019) |
| Human bone | 3 | 1 | Ear bones from skull (Year 2019) |
| Human bone | 14 | 91 | Mandible and loose teeth (Year 2019) |
| Human bone | 2 | 18 | Axis (Year 2019) |
| Human bone | 154 | 335 | Skull fragments (Year 2019) |
| Shell | 23 | 9 | Cockles (Year 20190 |
| Stone | 73 | 731 | Quartz pebbles Discarded (Year 2190 |
| Stone | 10 | 61 | Quartz pebbles found with skull (Year 2019) |
Feature
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Feature: LDF_232
- Burial - Articulated human remains at NE end of trench 2 E.
Site Photos
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Photo: LDF_192723
- Exposed SK2129. W facing. 1m vertical scale, 0.4m horizontal scale.
Samples
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Sample: LDF_113
- Erin McDonald
- 14-9-2019
Record Details
- Not set
- Darren Pritchard 11-9-2019
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