Interpretation
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- burial of an infant in a simple earth grave disturbed by later graves and the construction of wall [2103]
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- Meg Andrews
- 17-7-2007
Stratigraphic Relationships
Description
- Skeleton of infant north of wall 2103 and above 2335*.
- trowel, brush
- fossa terragna, singola
- N/A, no cover, only fill
- W-E
- poor
- poor
- W-E supine infant in earthen grave with no goods. Poor preservation of bones of legs, only femurs remain, which are disarticulated. The spinal column of which only the thoracic section remains has been pushed to the left of the body. The left arm was flexed and no hands remain on either arm. The cranium appears to have been oriented upright but has collapsed greatly. The grave has been cut by the foundation of wall 2103 and overlies 2335*.
- grave highly disturbed by later graves
- good
Position
- upright
- flesso
- assente
- Position of limbs uncertain because the burial has been disturbed.
Articulation
Decomposition and Compression
- yes
- yes
- everything
- pressione periferica del sedimento (in piena terra)
