Interpretation
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- burial of an adult female, w/e orientation, supine position. skeleton appears to have been disturbed for later burials. she was pushed to the left hand side, forcing the R. innominate beneath the L one and pushing the sacrum out. the right femur was carried with it, but rotated upside down. the left femur is missing, as is the right arm
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- Cori Fenwick
- 19-6-2010
Stratigraphic Relationships
Description
- partially articulated adult skeleton underneath HRU 3910* and 3911* in built tomb in narthex
- small tools
- built tomb
- none
- W-E
- mediocre
- good
- Partially articulated skeleton, oriented W-E, buried underneath 3910* ad 3911* in tomb in narthex. It appears to be pelvis, ribs, left arm, skull, tibia, femur, pelves are both in anatomical orientation stacked on top of one another with the right femur still articulated and upside down). Ribs and verts very disturbed.
- good
- mastoid process, pelvis
- maturation
- later burial
Position
- displaced to left, mandible fallen
- absent
- extended
- flexed
- absent
- extended
- absent
- skeleton is mostly disturbed by later burials
Articulation
Decomposition and Compression
- yes
- disturbed
- fallen
- disarticulated
- no
- no
- most of skeleton