Short Description:
Skull in trench 2 east
Issued to
Caroline Heffer | 17/09/2020
Interpretation
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- Probable burial, only skull exposed during cleaning
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- DigVentures
- 18-9-2020
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- Supine burial, possibly had arthritits, rickets and enamel hypoplasia.
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- Joshua Harry
- 10-9-2021
Sketch Photo
Description
- Supine
- Lying on their right, looking S. Some disturbance of the lower jaw.
- Lying by their side, hand resting on pelvis
- Lying by their side, hand resting on pelvis
- Probably was extended, looks slights twisted possibly post deposition. Right femur is bowed?
- Extended
- Ankles are together, toes pointing slightly north
- Preservation is good
- Good, lower legs broke when lifted, and some damage to the mandible, right scapula was fragile
- 2020 - Skull exposed during cleaning of layer (2166). Body not fully exposed or excavated. Recorded in a hand plan. 2021 - Vertebra shows signs of arthritis, enamel hypoplasia, ?bowed right femur
Finds
| Findtype | Quantity (No. fragments) | Weight (g) | Notes |
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| Human bone | 264 | 3972 | Intact cranium. Some disarticulated remains present (non-adult, including probable neonate); dental disease; joint disease; developmental anomalies (spine, feet); possible infection. (Caffell, A. (2022). (Year 2021) |
| Human bone | 2 | 1 | Recovered from environmental sample 173 - teeth. (Year 2021) |
| Human bone | 13 | 13 | Recovered from environmental sample 173. (Year 2021) |
| Other (add to description) | 1 | Plant matter recovered from inside skull. (Year 2021) | |
| Seeds | 1 | 1 | Recovered from inside skull. (Year 2021) |
| Shell | 1 | 1 | (Year 2021) |
| Stone | 4 | 12 | Quartz pebbles. DISCARDED (Year 2021) |
Feature
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Feature: LDF_280
- Supine burial, possibly had arthritis, rickets and enamel hypoplasia.
Site Photos
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Photo: LDF_214865
- W looking photo of SK 2243. 1m and 0.3m scale
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Photo: LDF_216561
- Students Evie and Haritha excavating SK2243
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Photo: LDF_216562
- Students Evie and Haritha excavating SK2243
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Photo: LDF_216563
- Students Amirah and Azara excavating SK2243
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Photo: LDF_216567
- Students Oz and Harmony excavating SK2243
Plan
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Plan: LDF_25
- Post-ex plan of trench 2 east 2020. 1:20. Sheet 9-11. Drawn over three sheets. N end of trench drawn by Chris Swindles and Liz Tutty. Centre of trench drawn by Jim Heffer and Caroline Heffer. S end of trench drawn by Antonio Marino and Laurie Coleman. Supervised by Indie Jago.
- Caroline Heffer
- 17-9-2020
Record Details
- Not set
- Caroline Heffer 17-9-2020
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