Features at Lindisfarne

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Basic Information

  • Grave containing an articulated human skeleton in slot against the eastern baulk of trench 2 W. Possible charcoal burial

Contexts

  • Context: LDF_2096
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    • Skeleton north of Skeleton 2095
    • Michael Eden
    • 6-9-2019
  • Context: LDF_2118
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    • Cut of grave of adult skeleton 2096
    • Michael Eden
    • 11-9-2019
  • Context: LDF_2119
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    • Fill of grave of adult skeleton 2096
    • Michael Eden
    • 11-9-2019

Narrative

    • East-West aligned partially exposed skeleton approximately 0.84m long and 0.41m wide. Only the legs and feet were exposed. This skeleton was revealed upon excavation of a slot in the eastern section of Trench 2 (West). The cut appeared to be very close to the body and most of the skeleton extended into section and was not fully excavated. The grave fill was similar in nature to the layer it is cut into - containing additional charcoal flecks and some small stones. No relationships to other features were observed.
      • Ben Swain
    • 6-10-2020
    • As of the 2021 season, this skeleton was fully exposed and lifted. Concentrated patches of charcoal were visible directly beneath the skull and areas of the mid-lower body, indicating a possible charcoal burial. Samples were obtained for possible dating or analysis
      • Ben Swain
    • 31-1-2022

Dating Narrative

  • No Interpretations

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