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Short Description:
Skull in trench 2 east
Issued to
Caroline Heffer | 17/09/2020
2015

Interpretation

    • Probable burial, skull exposed during cleaning
      • DigVentures
    • 18-9-2020
    • Burial cut by cist burial, excavated in 2021
      • Aimee Parker
    • 24-9-2021

Sketch Photo

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Stratigraphic Matrix

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Description

  • Supine
  • Looking N
  • Right is by the side and the hand is resting splayed on the right femur
  • Absent
  • Femur extended, lower leg absent
  • Absent
  • Absent
  • What is left is in good condition, large parts are missing (leftribs, leftpelvis, left arms/hand and left leg, lower right leg, feet). Burial truncated by later burials including cist burial. Skull fragmented before lifting
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  • Skull exposed during cleaning of layer (2166). Body not fully exposed or excavated. Recorded in a hand plan.

Finds

FindtypeQuantity (No. fragments)Weight (g)Notes
Human bone 326 Left side truncated by cist burial; dental disease; developmental anomaly (spine); joint disease; possible trauma; possible Schmorl's nodes. (Caffell, A. (2022). (Year 2021)

Feature

  • Feature: LDF_278
    • E-W aligned burial just S of the stone capped burial F284. Lifted in 2021 before removing the stone capping of burial F284.

Site Photos

  • Photo: LDF_215327
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    • W looking photo of SK2245. 1 and 0.3m scale
  • Photo: LDF_215330
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    • W looking photo of SK2245. 1 and 0.3m scale
  • Photo: LDF_216571
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    • Students Joshua and Amirah excavating SK2245

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

Samples

  • Sample: LDF_184
    • Aimee Parker
    • 12-9-2021
  • Sample: LDF_185
    • Aimee Parker
    • 12-9-2021

Record Details

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  • Caroline Heffer 17-9-2020
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