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Interpretation
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- burial of juvenile in shroud in walled tomb which is cut into narthex
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- Cori Fenwick
- 17-7-2009
Stratigraphic Relationships
Description
- S-N adult skeleton in walled tomb cut into narthex
- small tools
- built tomb, shroud burial
- none
- S-N
- good
- good
- Bburial of a juvenile on S-N orientation in supine position with arms crossed and legs extended. Complete head falled to right side, feet clasped together to right, skeleton is compressed and probably was wrapped in a shroud. Possibly covered by flatter surface.
- in built tomb which cuts pavement of narthex and uses foundation of narthex as western and southern walls
- good
- juvenile, skeleton looks more female
- size, teeth, epiphyses are all open
Position
- fallen to right
- flexed
- extended above right pelvis
- flexed
- extended over mid-left torso
- extended
- extended
- shroud
Articulation
Decomposition and Compression
- yes
- absent
- open
- missing
- turned to right and kept together
- yes, left especially
- yes
- no
- no
- left and right humerus pushed out of joint to right
- shroud
