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Interpretation

- Interpretation PARTIAL SKELETON OF INFANT DISTURBED BY LATER ACTIVITY W-E ORIENTATION SUPINE WITH A SLIGHT TWIST TO LEFT
- Interpreted by
  - Cori Fenwick
- Interpreted on 5-6-2009

Stratigraphic Relationships

- VM_2847
  Cuts
- VM_2850
  Cuts
- VM_2864
  Covers
- Edit
- VM_2863
- Fills
  VM_2865
- Covers
  VM_2954
- Edit

Site Photo

Site Photo VM_699

Description

Definitionskeleton of infant cutting HRU 2851*
Excavation Techniquesmall tools
Type of Graveearth
Type of Grave Covernone
OrientationW-E
State of Conservationpoor
Conditionpoor rn
Descriptionpartial skeleton of infant, W-E orientation, cranium largely missing as is half of pelvis and dx superior bones
Observationsdisturbed by insertion of 2845 and 2848
Period
Phase
Associated Finds
Stratigraphic Reliabilitygood

Age
- Infant (0-2 years)
Deposition Type
- Primary

Age- Diagnostic Criteriasize

Position

Position of skeleton
- Supine
Ligaments: Temporo-Mandibolare
- absent
Ligaments: Cranio-Atlante
- absent
Ligaments: Atlante-Epistrofeo
- connected
Ligaments: Epistrofeo-C3
- connected

Position of CraniumMOSTLY MISSING
Limbs: Upper (sx)ABSENT
Limbs: Hand (sx)ABSENT
Limbs: Upper (dx)ABSENT
Limbs: Hand (dx)EXTENDED
Limbs: Lower (sx)FLEXED
Limbs: Lower (dx)ABSENT
ObservationsFEET MISSING, RIGHT HAND ON TRUNCATED ALONG LEFT SIDE, RIGHT HAND ON LEFT OF BODY

Articulation

Cervical column
- connected
Distal part of the hand (sx)
- absent
Distal part of the hand (dx)
- connected
Distal part of the foot (sx)
- absent
Distal part of the foot (dx)
- absent
Scapula-humerus joint (sx)
- disconnected
Scapula-humerus joint (dx)
- absent
Atlanto-occipital
- absent
Lumbar column
- disconnected
Lumbar-sacrum
- disconnected
Sacrum-iliac (sx)
- absent
Sacrum-iliac (dx)
- absent
Knee-cap (sx)
- absent
Knee-cap (dx)
- absent
Anklebones (sx)
- absent
Anklebones (dx)
- absent
Tarsals (sx)
- absent
Tarsals (dx)
- absent

Decomposition and Compression

Decomposition
- In full space

Isotope Analysis

Basic Information

Definitionskeleton of infant cutting HRU 2851*

Tomb

Tomb VM_T186
- burial

Geophoto

Geophoto VM_211

Record Details

Director
- Lisa Fentress
Supervisor
- Cori Fenwick
Date of Excavation
Issued to Cori Fenwick
Issued on 8-6-2009

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Fentress, E., Goodson, C., Maiuro, M., Andrews, M., Dufton, J.A. (eds.) 2016. Villa Magna: an Imperial Estate and its Legacies. Excavations 2006–2010. British School at Rome, Rome.

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