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Short Description:
Fill of grave for SK 2301 - East West aligned skeleton buried on its right side in trench 2 west
Issued to
Cathy Rescher | 09/09/2021
2019

Interpretation

    • Fill of burial containing skeleton SK2301. Not distinguishable from graveyard soil 2164.
      • Ben Swain
    • 10-9-2021

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Description

  • Very compacted
  • Mid Reddish brown
  • Silty clay
  • 15% inclusions of small chalk/limestone pieces
  • Exposed area: Length - 1.75m Width - 0.50m Depth - 0.10m
  • Fill not distinguishable from graveyard soil 2164. Pelvic sample 164 and bulk sample 178 taken from this fill. This is F296
  • Hand Ex/dry

Finds

FindtypeQuantity (No. fragments)Weight (g)Notes
Animal Bone 1 17 (Year 2021)
Human bone 33 63 Recovered from environmental sample 178. Mostly adult; some pathology - spondylolysis. (Caffell, A. (2022). (Year 2021)
Human bone 3 3 Recovered from environmental sample 178. adult teeth. (Caffell, A. (2022). (Year 2021)
Stone 1 6 Quartz pebble. DISCARDED. (Year 2021)

Feature

  • Feature: LDF_296
    • East West aligned burial at western end of Trench 2 West

Samples

  • Sample: LDF_164
    • Ryan Lopez
    • 9-9-2021
  • Sample: LDF_178
    • Ryan Lopez
    • 11-9-2021

Objects

  • Find: LDF_384
    • Fishbone beads identified in analysis from 2021 excavations
    • Bone

Record Details

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  • Cathy Rescher 9-9-2021
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