Short Description:
Adult burial adjacent to infant Burial in the south west corner of trench 2
Issued to
Nick Casswell | 15/09/2020
Interpretation
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- Adult burial adjacent to infant Burial in the south west corner of trench 2
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- Nick Casswell
- 20-9-2020
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- East West aligned adult burial partially exposed in 2020 and lifted in 2021. Upper part of body extends into Western LOE of TR2W. This individual was buried along side infant skeleton SK2187. No obvious grave cut visible
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- Ben Swain
- 11-9-2021
Sketch Photo
Description
- Lower half of body exposed only but appears to be supine based on lower half. Skeleton goes into baulk of trench 2 W
- Not visible - upper body extends beyond LOE
- right hand lying flat over pelvis. Arm not lifted due to it extending beyond LOE
- left hand lying flat over pelvis. Arm not lifted due to it extending beyond LOE
- Lying extended straight, parallel to the left
- Lying extended straight, parallel to the right
- Lying straight
- bone is in good condition prior to lifting, some small bones not present
- bone remained in a general good state of preservation after lifting with some minor breakages
- This skeleton was first partly exposed in 2020 and lifted in 2021. The exposed lower part of the body only was lifted due to the upper part extending beyond the trench LOE
Finds
| Findtype | Quantity (No. fragments) | Weight (g) | Notes |
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| Human bone | 127 | 1700 | Trauma; spondylolysis + possible complications; developmental anomaly of spine; joint disease. (Caffell, A. (2022). (Year 2021) |
Feature
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Feature: LDF_236
- Grave containing two individuals - an adult and a juvenile
Site Photos
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Photo: LDF_201918
- W looking photo of skull 2190 and skeleton 2186
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Photo: LDF_214951
- S looking record photo of F236, SK2186, prior to lifting. 1m scale
Record Details
- Not set
- Nick Casswell 15-9-2020
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