Short Description:
Skeleton in grave cut into ditch 2505
Issued to
Ben Swain | 17/09/2023
Interpretation
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- Skeleton of an individual buried in a W-E aligned grave cut with the head at the west following the early christian tradition, cut into ditch F707.
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- Ben Swain
- 24-9-2023
Sketch Photo
- No Files Attached
Description
- extended supine
- lying on its back facing upwards
- lying extended with the hand across the right hip
- lying extended with the hand across the left hip
- lying extended parallel to left
- lying extended parallel to right
- not surviving in-situ
- bone in a general good state of preservation, some skull fragmentation
- some more fragmentation after lifting
- lower legs and feet were damaged during excavation upon discovery