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Interpretation

- Interpretation BURIAL OF ADULT IN EARTH GRAVE DISTURBED BY THE INSERTION OF LATER GRAVES
- Interpreted by
  - Cori Fenwick
- Interpreted on 19-6-2009

Stratigraphic Relationships

- VM_2892
  Cuts
- VM_2971
  Cuts
- VM_2982
  Covers
- Edit
- VM_2981
- Fills
  VM_2983
- Edit

Site Photo

Site Photo VM_601
Site Photo VM_617

Description

Definitionadult skeleton missing lower limbs cut by HRUs 2890 and 2891*
Excavation Technique
Type of Graveearth
Type of Grave Covernone visible
OrientationSW-NE
State of Conservationpartial
Conditiongood
DescriptionPartial skeleton of adult female. Missing cranium, both humeri, right ulna and radius, left femur and both the lower legs. Laid out in supine position with arms crossed and legs extended.
Observations
Period
Phase
Associated Finds
Stratigraphic Reliability

Sex
- Male
Age
- Adult
Deposition Type
- Disturbed Primary

Sex- Diagnostic Criteriapelvis
Age- Diagnostic Criterialength of bones
Nature of disturbancelater graves

Position

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

Position of Craniumslightly turned to north
Limbs: Upper (sx)flexed
Limbs: Hand (sx)mid right torso
Limbs: Upper (dx)flexed
Limbs: Hand (dx)lower left torso
Limbs: Lower (sx)absent

Articulation

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

Decomposition and Compression

Opening of the thoraxyes
Sunken sternumabsent
Pelvisclosed
Knee-capsright original, left missing
Anklebonesabsent
Verticalization of clavicleno
Oblique scapulano
Medial rotation of humerusabsent
Lateral rotation of femurno
Cause of compressionsides of grave

Decomposition
- In full space

Isotope Analysis

Basic Information

Definitionadult skeleton missing lower limbs cut by HRUs 2890 and 2891*

Tomb

Tomb VM_T219
- burial

Geophoto

Geophoto VM_258

Record Details

Director
- Lisa Fentress
Supervisor
- Cori Fenwick
Date of Excavation 17-6-2009
Issued to Cori Fenwick
Issued on 16-6-2009

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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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