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Short Description:
Skull in trench 2 east
Issued to
Caroline Heffer | 17/09/2020
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Interpretation

    • Probable burial, only skull exposed during cleaning
      • DigVentures
    • 18-9-2020
    • Burial in the line of burials in trench 2 E. The body has been truncated by later burials and there was not seen.
    • 11-9-2021
    • Burial in the line of burials in trench 2 E. The body has been truncated by later burials and was not seen.
      • Joshua Harry
    • 11-9-2021

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Description

  • Not seen
  • While skull was present it was not in good condition and the attitude of head was not possible to see
  • Not seen
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  • Not seen
  • Rather extensive, skull damaged during 2020-21 back filling and reexcavating
  • Lifted in pieces but the condition seems good
  • In 2020 Skull exposed during cleaning of layer (2166). Body not fully exposed or excavated. Recorded in a hand plan. In 2021 after removing SK2243 the skull was excavated no body was seen, looks like burial of SK2243 truncates it

Finds

FindtypeQuantity (No. fragments)Weight (g)Notes
Human bone 51 352 Comingled non-adult bone also present; possible infection/inflammation; dental disease. (Caffell, A. (2022). (Year 2021)

Feature

  • Feature: LDF_279
    • Skull exposed during 2020 excavations. Lifted in 2021 excavations

Plan

  • 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

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  • Caroline Heffer 17-9-2020
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