Short Description:
Extended supine burial in the south west corner of trench 2
Issued to
Doug Hopper | 15/09/2020
Interpretation
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- Adult burial with possible associated neonatal burial
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- Jodie Hannis
- 29-9-2020
Sketch Photo
Description
- Supine
- On side turned to right facing south
- Arm by right side, difficult to see, and placed either across stomach close to pelvis or directly underneath as the shoulder/ collarbone was close together.
- Arm by left side, flexed at elbow and placed over stomach(close to pelvis)
- Right leg straight and underneath left leg
- Left leg straight and crossed overboard top of right leg
- Left foot in top of right one
- Skull preseverd well apart from hole (post mortem) Bones not very degraded apart from some breaks right femur and left fibula. Ribs broken more on right side.
- Neonatal burial next to right fibula - potentially related. Small finds 2020: 212 Animal Bone Object x1 1g "Tiny, hoop-shaped object Outer diameter: 2mm diameter of central hole: 1mm creamy beige"
Finds
| Findtype | Quantity (No. fragments) | Weight (g) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Human bone | 21 | 536 | Left Leg (Year 2020) |
| Human bone | 5 | 130 | Right Arm (Year 2020) |
| Human bone | 24 | 143 | Right ribs (Year 2020) |
| Human bone | 42 | 134 | Left ribs (Year 2020) |
| Human bone | 2 | 22 | Left scapula & clavicle (Year 2020) |
| Human bone | 21 | 39 | Left foot (Year 2020) |
| Human bone | 8 | 208 | Right Leg (Year 2020) |
| Human bone | 11 | 243 | Right Tibia & Fibula (Year 2020) |
| Human bone | 8 | 150 | Left Arm (Year 2020) |
| Human bone | 18 | 104 | Right foot (Year 2020) |
| Human bone | 19 | 421 | Pelvis (Year 2020) |
| Human bone | 37 | 73 | Hands (Year 2020) |
| Human bone | 22 | 97 | Right clavicle and scapula (Year 2020) |
| Human bone | 1 | 5 | Loose teeth (grave fill) (Year 2020) |
| Human bone | 4 | 36 | Sternum (Year 2020) |
| Human bone | 27 | 257 | Vertebrae (Year 2020) |
| Human bone | 3 | 23 | Misc (Year 2020) |
| Human bone | 4 | 653 | Skull NB quantity refers to a number of bags not actual bones or fragments. (Year 2020) |
| Slag | 1 | 6 | Found with skull (Year 2020) |
Feature
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Feature: LDF_237
- Adult burial in southeast part of trench with neonatal burial next to it
Site Photos
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Photo: LDF_200736
- Record shot of adult burial looking west
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Photo: LDF_204434
- Doug and Simon excavating 2182
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Photo: LDF_204435
- Doug, Simon and Maiya excavating 2182
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Photo: LDF_204437
- Doug and Simon excavating SK2182
Samples
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Sample: LDF_152
- Neil Kipling
- 18-9-2020
Objects
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Find: LDF_212
- Bone - tentative identification of baby dolphin.
Record Details
- Not set
- Doug Hopper 15-9-2020
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