Villa Magna

Interpretation

    • adult skeleton (probably male) buried in simple earthen grave
      • Cori Fenwick
    • 13-6-2007

Stratigraphic Relationships

Site Photo

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Description

  • human skeleton to west of church facade and south of wall 2001
  • small tools
  • fossa terragna, singola
  • non e copertura, solo riempimento (2169)
  • W-E
  • good
  • good
  • Well preserved adult skeleton in supine position with left arm flexed (right missing), and legs extended, oriented W-E in front of the church facade. Burial is in simple earthen grave with fragments of glass, ceramic, and bronze present in fill (SU 2169).
  • The skeleton is cut by SU 2159, the cut of the grave of 2153*, a later grave on a slightly different alignment (atlante e epistrofeo trovavti disconessi).
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  • medium
  • mandibola, coxale, ossi sacro
  • lunghezza delle ossa
  • The grave of 2170* is cut on south side by 2159 resulting in the absence of the right superior limbs.

Position

  • facing east, original position
  • flesso
  • disconessa
  • assente
  • disconnessa
  • disteso
  • disteso
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Articulation

Decomposition and Compression

  • si
  • no
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  • no
  • no
  • no
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  • missing right tibia, ulna, radius and both hands
  • ristrettezza della fossa

Isotope Analysis

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Basic Information

  • human skeleton to west of church facade and south of wall 2001

Tomb

Record Details

    • Lisa Fentress
    • Cori Fenwick
  • 13-6-2007
  • Cori Fenwick
  • 13-6-2007