Villa Magna

Interpretation

    • adult skeleton in simple earth burial on S-N orientation, in supine position. most of cranium missing, and parts of feet.
      • Megan McNamee
    • 23-7-2008
    • The plan makes clear this is actually N-S burial, relevant info changed on scheda.
      • Cori Fenwick
    • 18-12-2008

Stratigraphic Relationships

Site Photo

Description

  • adult skeleton missing parts of feet and parts of cranium on N-S orientation covered by HRU 4146*
  • trowel, small tools
  • fossa terragna
  • simple earth grave without structures
  • N-S
  • mediocre
  • good
  • Adult skeleton in simple earth burial on N-S orientation. Missing parts of feet and all of head except jaw. Supine position.
  • left hand under right elbow
  •  
  •  
  •  
  • good
  •  
  •  
  •  
  •  
  •  
  • head missing

Position

  •  
  •  
  •  
  •  
  • absent
  • flexed
  • rests over his heart
  • flexed
  • under right elbow
  • flexed
  • flexed
  • see sketch for placement of arms, feet missing, ankles are together

Articulation

Decomposition and Compression

  •  
  •  
  •  
  •  
  •  
  • yes
  • yes
  • no
  •  
  •  
  • pressione periferica del sedimento (in piena terra)
  •  

Isotope Analysis

  •  
  •  
  •  
  •  
  •  

Basic Information

  • adult skeleton missing parts of feet and parts of cranium on N-S orientation covered by HRU 4146*

Tomb

Architectural Elements

  • VM_AE939
    • Roman
    • file_image

Geophoto

Record Details

    • Lisa Fentress
    • Caroline Goodson
  • 23-7-2008
  • Cori Fenwick
  • 22-7-2008