Interpretation
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- Burial of child in slab stone-lined tomb built into the foundation of the Narthex. Skeleton lies supine on a W:E orientation, buried in open space.
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- Cori Fenwick
- 21-7-2009
Stratigraphic Relationships
Site Photo
Description
- W-E skeleton of child in tile lined tomb built into the foundation of the narthex
- small tools
- built slab tomb
- none visible
- W-E
- partial
- mediocre
- Poorly preserved skeleton of child in supine position on W-E orientation, missing central torso and lower legs. Buried in open space.
- two slabs survive at either end of the grave, used as head and foot-stones
- good
- child
- length of long bones
Articulation
Decomposition and Compression
- yes
- absent
- open
- missing
- absent
- yes
- yes
- yes
- SX completely rotated, DX slightly
- jaw, torso
- none evident
