Short Description:
E-W burial in the south west corner of trench 2 (West) with possible stone lining on the Northern side
Issued to
Julie Schofield | 15/09/2020
Interpretation
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- Probable burial
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- Jodie Hannis
- 29-9-2020
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- East West aligned burial of an adult with a possible stone lining to the grave on the northern side. Individual lay supine extended on their back. No obvious grave cut or fill was visible during excavation - likely due to consistent use of the graveyard over time
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- Ben Swain
- 11-9-2021
Sketch Photo
Description
- Oriented E-W, lying supine
- Oriented E-W, turned to face W
- Relaxed upper upper arm is running alongside the upper body and the lower arm is flexed across the abdomen. The right hand is resting on the abdomen.
- Straight - running along the left side of the body. Left hand resting on the abdomen
- Straight, ankles and feet together possible bound with a shroud at time of burial. Pointing east
- Straight, ankles and feet together possible bound with a shroud at time of burial. Pointing east
- Pointing east left foot overlapping righ
- Well preserved apart from front of skull damage. Some post mortem damage
- Bone remains in generally good condition after lifting although there are some breakages that were unavoidable as part of the lifting process
- This individual has been carefully laid to rest. There is some mixing of material. In particular animal bone found withing grave fill between left and right femur (likely goat/sheep tibia). Burial was partially exposed in 2020 and fully exposed and lifted in 2021
Finds
Feature
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Feature: LDF_247
- Burial in the south west corner of trench 2 - partially exposed as of 2020
Site Photos
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Photo: LDF_201916
- W looking photo of skeleton 2183
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Photo: LDF_214903
- W looking record photo of F247, SK2183, cleaned and exposed prior to lifting. 1m scale
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Photo: LDF_216569
- Ventures Jill, David and Lizzie excavating SK2183
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Photo: LDF_216596
- Ventures Jill, David and Lizzie excavating SK2183
Plan
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Plan: LDF_26
- 2020 Post-ex plan of Trench 2 (West). Sheet 16-22, 31. 1:20. Sheet 16 drawn by Ben Swain and James Combe. Sheet 17 drawn by George Wilkins and Ben Swain. Sheet 18 drawn by Ben Swain. Sheet 19 drawn by Claire Gamble and George Wilkins. Sheet 20 drawn by Ed Bates and James Combe. Supervised by Ben Swain. Sheet 21-22, 31 drawn by Nat Jackson.
- Edward Bates
- 19-9-2020
Record Details
- Not set
- Julie Schofield 15-9-2020
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