Villamagna - Record View Page: VM_4375

Villa Magna

Interpretation

- Interpretation cranium suffered damage from pick
- Interpreted by
  - Francesca Candilio
- Interpreted on 16-7-2009
- Interpretation skeleton of an adult buried in earthen grave
- Interpreted by
  - Francesca Candilio
- Interpreted on 16-7-2009
- Interpretation skeleton of an adult buried in earthen grave.
- Interpreted by
  - Caroline Goodson
- Interpreted on 24-7-2009

Stratigraphic Relationships

- VM_4376
  Covers
- Edit
- VM_4375
- Fills
  VM_4374
- Covers
  VM_4376
- Edit

Site Photo

Site Photo VM_839
Site Photo VM_847
Site Photo VM_1023

Description

Definitionscheletro della tomba nella parte NO dell' amb. I
Excavation Techniquesmall tools
Type of Gravefossa terragna
Type of Grave Covernone present
OrientationW-E
State of Conservationpartial
Conditionslightly
Descriptionskeleton of an individual with arms flexed across midsection and head turned towards left
Observationscranium suffered damage from pick
Period-
Phase-
Associated Finds-
Stratigraphic Reliability-

Sex
- Female
Age
- Adult
Deposition Type
- Primary

Sex- Diagnostic Criteriabacino and cranio morphologle
Age- Diagnostic Criteriacondizione di ossa u bacino e in sviluppo
Nature of disturbance-

Position

Position of skeleton
- Supine
Ligaments: Temporo-Mandibolare
- absent
Ligaments: Cranio-Atlante
- absent
Ligaments: Atlante-Epistrofeo
- absent
Ligaments: Epistrofeo-C3
- absent

Position of Craniumcentral
Limbs: Upper (sx)F
Limbs: Hand (sx)F
Limbs: Upper (dx)F
Limbs: Hand (dx)A
Limbs: Lower (sx)D
Limbs: Lower (dx)D
Observations-

Articulation

Cervical column
- connected
Distal part of the hand (sx)
- absent
Distal part of the hand (dx)
- connected
Distal part of the foot (sx)
- connected
Distal part of the foot (dx)
- connected
Scapula-humerus joint (sx)
- disconnected
Scapula-humerus joint (dx)
- connected

Decomposition and Compression

Opening of the thoraxribs displaced
Sunken sternumyes
Pelvisslightly open
Knee-capsmissing
AnklebonesDX has fallen on itself
Verticalization of clavicleSX missing DX vertica
Oblique scapula-
Medial rotation of humerusSX slight DX missing
Lateral rotation of femurno
Bones significantly disturbed by depositional processesRibs are moved, sx hand is fallen through
Cause of compressionunknown

Decomposition
- In empty space

Isotope Analysis

Basic Information

Definitionscheletro della tomba nella parte NO dell' amb. I

Tomb

Tomb VM_T378
- burial

Geophoto

Geophoto VM_387

Record Details

Director
Supervisor
Date of Excavation
Issued to Archidio Mariani
Issued on 15-7-2009