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Short Description:
Fill of grave cut around Adult Skeleton in centre of trench 2 east
Issued to
Tobias Busemann | 13/09/2018
747

Interpretation

    • Skull lying over right upper chest area of skeleton. Fractured into several pieces.
      • Elizabeth Tutty
    • 14-9-2018
    • Fill of grave, potentially some later disturbance (as seen with the skull)
      • Hannah Kirby
    • 18-9-2018

Sketch Photo

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Stratigraphic Matrix

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Description

  • Medium
  • Light orangey brown
  • Sandy clay
  • 10% poorly sorted Sub Angular stones
  • Length- 1.76m Width- 0.69m Depth- 0.21m
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  • Troweled in sunny and overcast conditions

Finds

FindtypeQuantity (No. fragments)Weight (g)Notes
Animal Bone 6 11 (Year 2018)
Ferrous Object 1 4 (Year 2018)
Human bone 26 163 Skull in grave fill of SK 2062 (Year 2018)
Stone 2 214 Stone under mandible of skeleton (Year 2018)
Stone 3 3 Quartz pebbles (Year 2018)

Feature

  • Feature: LDF_215
    • Skeleton - Articulated human remains in the middle of the eastern side of the trench

Site Photos

  • Photo: LDF_180211
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    • Quartz pebble found under cranium of skeleton (2061)

Record Details

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  • Tobias Busemann 13-9-2018
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