Villa Magna

Interpretation

    • adult burial in earthen tomb
      • Meg Andrews
    • 18-7-2007

Stratigraphic Relationships

Site Photo

Description

  • Adult skeleton with head facing north, north of wall 2103
  • small tools
  • Fossa terragna, singola. Potential tomb structure.
  • none
  • W-E
  • fair
  • good
  • Adult with W-E orientation, head facing N. Arms folded over torso, but no bones below pelvis present. Good preservation of remaining bones. Spine has been pushed to right half of body in the thoracic region, but is well attached in the cervical-lumbar regions. The tomb is earthen and cut by wall 2103 and 2263.
  • Below 2338*: lower body appears to have been removed or destroyed during the construction of wall 2103 or a part of it. Potential surrounding tomb structure.
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  • coin found on pelvis
  • good
  • cranio, bacino
  • usura dentaria
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Position

  • facing north
  • flexed
  • assente
  • flexed
  • assente
  • assente
  • assente
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Articulation

Decomposition and Compression

  • yes
  • yes
  • n/a
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  • yes
  • n/a
  • n/a
  • n/
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  • ristrettezza della fossa

Isotope Analysis

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Basic Information

  • Adult skeleton with head facing north, north of wall 2103

Tomb

Geophoto

Record Details

    • Lisa Fentress
    • Cori Fenwick
  • 18-7-2007
  • Cori Fenwick
  • 17-7-2007