Interpretation
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- grave of an infant placed in a hole on top of brick debris. body appears to have fallen into this position after burial b/c of the position of the bones and twisting of the torso. the skull is crushed, probably by the rock that was found on top of it. feet are missing, but skeleton was found with a trowel, so it was probably cut earlier and not a result of excavation. the body appears to have been placed in the earth in empty space. when the "coffin" collapsed, the skeleton fell into this position. placement of the bones indicate that they were most likely skeleton when they fell.
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- Samantha Cox
- 18-6-2009
Stratigraphic Relationships
Description
- infant skeletal remains in NW corner of Room 23
- small tools
- earth
- none visible
- S-N
- good
- good
- Infant skeleton in NW corner, laying on brick debris. S-N orientation, supine with torso twisted to the right. Skull found with rock on top. Head at much lower level than the feet. Tibias cut midshaft; feet missing.
- found with trowel
- good
- infant
- size
- unknown
Position
- face turned to the right
- F
- D
- F
- D
- D
- D
- body is haphazardly in the grave; torso is twisted to the right over the brick debris beneath it
Articulation
Decomposition and Compression
- both sides open but r. ribs not connected to verts.
- not visible
- open
- absent
- absent
- l. clavicle absent
- r. clavicle has come verticalization
- l. humerus--none; rotated laterally
- yes, both sides
- r. thorax
- debris in bottom of grave
