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Interpretation

- Interpretation burial of juvenile in earth grave disturbed by later graves
- Interpreted by
  - Cori Fenwick
- Interpreted on 18-6-2009

Stratigraphic Relationships

- VM_2918
  Cuts
- VM_3516
  Covers
- Edit
- VM_3515
- Fills
  VM_3517
- Edit

Site Photo

Site Photo VM_666

Description

Definitiontop half of juvenile skeleton south of 2413 and east of 2041
Excavation Techniquesmall tools
Type of Gravecoffin
Type of Grave Covernone visible
OrientationN-S
State of Conservationpartially preserved
Conditionmediocre
Descriptionupper half of juvenile skeleton (truncated after pelvis) on N-S orientation, supine with arms crossed over sternum
Observationsno associated finds
Period
Phase
Associated Findsnone
Stratigraphic Reliabilitygood

Sex- Diagnostic Criteriachild
Age- Diagnostic Criteriasize, maturation
Nature of disturbancelater graves

Position

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

Position of Craniumslightly turned to west
Limbs: Upper (sx)flexed
Limbs: Hand (sx)torso
Limbs: Upper (dx)flexed
Limbs: Hand (dx)sternum
Limbs: Lower (sx)absent
Limbs: Lower (dx)absent
Observationsjuvenile, truncated at pelvis

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)
- connected
Scapula-humerus joint (dx)
- connected
Atlanto-occipital
- connected
Lumbar column
- connected
Lumbar-sacrum
- connected
Sacrum-iliac (sx)
- connected
Sacrum-iliac (dx)
- connected
Knee-cap (sx)
- absent
Knee-cap (dx)
- absent
Anklebones (sx)
- absent
Anklebones (dx)
- absent
Tarsals (sx)
- absent
Tarsals (dx)
- absent

Decomposition and Compression

Opening of the thoraxyes
Sunken sternumyes
Pelvisclosed
Knee-capsabsent
Anklebonesabsent
Verticalization of clavicleyes
Oblique scapulanone
Medial rotation of humerusnone
Lateral rotation of femurnone
Bones significantly disturbed by depositional processescervical vertebrae
Cause of compressiongrave sides

Decomposition
- In empty space

Isotope Analysis

Basic Information

Definitiontop half of juvenile skeleton south of 2413 and east of 2041

Tomb

Tomb VM_T247
- burial

Geophoto

Geophoto VM_275

Record Details

Director
- Lisa Fentress
Supervisor
- Cori Fenwick
Date of Excavation 18-6-2009
Issued to Cori Fenwick
Issued on 19-6-2009

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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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