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Interpretation

- Interpretation Scheletro.
- Interpreted by
  - Caroline Goodson
- Interpreted on 19-1-2008

Stratigraphic Relationships

- VM_4076
  Covers
- Edit
- VM_4077
- Fills
  VM_4075
- Edit

Site Photo

Site Photo VM07_377

Description

Definitionscheletro con andamento N-S adiacente al lato ovest di SSU 4005
Excavation Techniquetrowel, pennello, bisturi
Type of Gravefossa terragna, singola
Type of Grave Cover
OrientationN-S
State of Conservationbuono
Conditionbuona
DescriptionScheletro in posizione supina con andamento N-S. Il teschio manca e la mandibola e in asse con la colonna vertebrale ma leggermente ruotata a destra. Manca l avanbraccio e la mano destra. Lo sterno e caduto. Braccio sinistro flesso sul petto. Piede sinstro posto al di sopra del piede destro. Probabilmente unmaschio adulto per le suture delle epifisi ed il bacino molto stretto.
Observations
Period
Phase
Associated Finds
Stratigraphic Reliability

Sex
- Male
Age
- Adult
Deposition Type
- Disturbed Primary

Sex- Diagnostic Criteriabacino mandibola
Age- Diagnostic Criteriawora dentaria (Brothwell 1981)

Position

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

Position of CraniumNon pervenuto.
Limbs: Upper (sx)flexed
Limbs: Hand (sx)sul petto
Limbs: Upper (dx)disteso solo il braccio
Limbs: Hand (dx)manca
Limbs: Lower (sx)disteso
Limbs: Lower (dx)disteso

Articulation

Cervical column
- connected
Distal part of the hand (sx)
- connected
Distal part of the hand (dx)
- absent
Distal part of the foot (sx)
- connected
Distal part of the foot (dx)
- connected
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)
- connected
Knee-cap (dx)
- connected
Anklebones (sx)
- connected
Anklebones (dx)
- connected
Tarsals (sx)
- connected
Tarsals (dx)
- connected

Decomposition and Compression

Opening of the thoraxyes
Sunken sternumyes
Pelvisno
Verticalization of clavicleno
Oblique scapulayes
Medial rotation of humerusno
Lateral rotation of femurno
Cause of compressionpressione periferica del sedimento (in piena terra)

Decomposition
- In full space

Isotope Analysis

Basic Information

Definitionscheletro con andamento N-S adiacente al lato ovest di SSU 4005

Tomb

Tomb VM_T354
- burial

Geophoto

Geophoto VM_405

Record Details

Director
Supervisor
- Raffaele Laino
Date of Excavation 18-7-2007
Issued to Raffaele Laino
Issued on 18-7-2007

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ARK

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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