Villa Magna

Interpretation

    • Earth-cut adult grave cut into pavement of lime kiln.
      • Caroline Goodson
    • 22-6-2008

Stratigraphic Relationships

Site Photo

Description

  • N-S oriented skeleton west of the praefurnum of the lime kiln
  • small tools
  • fossa terragna, singola
  • no cover
  • N-S
  • almost complete-portion of right foot missing
  • good
  • N-S oriented grave cut into pavement. Adult, supine, left arm crossed over left arm, right arm crossed over left pelvis, partial spine reserved, portion of right foot missing.
  • no associated finds
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Position

  • Turned to Left
  • flexed
  • on right chest
  • flexed
  • on left hip
  • extended
  • extended
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Articulation

Decomposition and Compression

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  • left hand seems to have fallen
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Isotope Analysis

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Basic Information

  • N-S oriented skeleton west of the praefurnum of the lime kiln

Tomb

Geophoto

Record Details

    • Lisa Fentress
    • Megan McNamee
  • 22-6-2008
  • Megan McNamee
  • 24-6-2008