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Short Description:
Articulated skeleton E-W at N of E side of trench
Issued to
Darren Pritchard | 11/09/2019
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Interpretation

    • Articulated skeleton E-W at N of E side of trench.
      • Indie Jago
    • 18-9-2020

Sketch Photo

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Stratigraphic Matrix

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Description

  • Extended supine facing east
  • Facing east
  • Right arm placed across body with hands resting over pelvis
  • Left of placed across body with hand resting over pelvis
  • Extended supine
  • Extended supine
  • Pointing east toes slightly scrunched possibly due to rigor mortis at time of burial
  • Preservation of bone generally very good, however skull was badly fractured, likely due to rubble in fill of grave
  • Good
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Finds

FindtypeQuantity (No. fragments)Weight (g)Notes
Human bone 2 3 Teeth (Year 2019)
Shell 3 2 Cockle (Year 2019)
Human bone 10 630 Left leg: tibia, fibula, patella and femur (Year 2019)
Human bone 5 618 Right leg: tibia, fibula, patella and femur (Year 2019)
Human bone 7 207 Left arm: humerus, ulna and radius (Year 2019)
Human bone 6 208 Right arm: humerus, ulna and radius (Year 2019)
Human bone 23 44 Right hand: carpals and metacarpals (Year 2019)
Human bone 26 52 Left hand: carpals and metacarpals (Year 2019)
Human bone 27 126 Left foot: tarsals and metatarsals (Year 2019)
Bone 60 155 (Year 2019)
Human bone 6 4 Sample 114 (Year 2019)
Human bone 21 142 (Year 2019)
Human bone 3 1 Ear bones from skull (Year 2019)
Human bone 14 91 Mandible and loose teeth (Year 2019)
Human bone 2 18 Axis (Year 2019)
Human bone 154 335 Skull fragments (Year 2019)
Shell 23 9 Cockles (Year 20190
Stone 73 731 Quartz pebbles Discarded (Year 2190
Stone 10 61 Quartz pebbles found with skull (Year 2019)

Feature

  • Feature: LDF_232
    • Burial - Articulated human remains at NE end of trench 2 E.

Site Photos

  • Photo: LDF_192723
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    • Exposed SK2129. W facing. 1m vertical scale, 0.4m horizontal scale.

Samples

  • Sample: LDF_113
    • Erin McDonald
    • 14-9-2019

Record Details

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  • Darren Pritchard 11-9-2019
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