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Short Description:
Partial skeleton in new area (LDF23) of trench 2 east
Issued to
Alison Harvey | 09/09/2023

Interpretation

    • Extended supine burial possibly wrapped in a shroud. It has a later disturbance
      • Iga Dorczynska
    • 12-9-2023

Sketch Photo

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Stratigraphic Matrix

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Description

  • Extended supine
  • Lying on back
  • Missing , except for some of the scapula
  • Ball joint of humerus and scapula in situ, rest of the arm missing
  • Femur and feet missing, ankle close together suggesting shroud burial
  • All visible, extended
  • Missing
  • Skull having existing fractures before lifting Only left side of pelvis existing and of poor preservation Some of ribs on the right side of poor preservation Lower vertebra were missing Pre-existing fractures to humerus (due to a stone lying underneath)
  • Skull broke up but kept together in a tray for cleaning Some ribs and humerus broke apart
  • Highly disturbed burial with right side mostly missing

Finds

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Feature

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Samples

  • Sample: LDF_280
    • Stuart Adams
    • 12-9-2023
  • Sample: LDF_281
    • Stuart Adams
    • 12-9-2023
  • Sample: LDF_283
    • Iga Dorczynska
    • 12-9-2023

Record Details

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  • Alison Harvey 9-9-2023
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