Villa Magna

Interpretation

    • burial of infant in simple earth grave, postdates wall [2081] and grave of HRU 2454
      • Cori Fenwick
    • 18-6-2008

Stratigraphic Relationships

Site Photo

Description

  • infant skeleton on N-S axis parallel to wall 2081
  • small tools
  • fossa terragna, singola
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  • N-S
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  • mediocre
  • Skeleton of infant in supine position with extended arms and flexed legs (almost crouched). On N-S axis in simple earth grave. Cranium smashed and left humerus missing.
  • No associated finds. Postdates construction of wall 2081.
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Position

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  • turned to right side
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  • absent
  • extended
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  • flexed
  • flexed
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Articulation

Decomposition and Compression

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  • no
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  • sx humerus, feet
  • pressione periferica del sedimento (in piena terra)

Isotope Analysis

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Basic Information

  • infant skeleton on N-S axis parallel to wall 2081

Tomb

Geophoto

Record Details

    • Lisa Fentress
    • Cori Fenwick
  • 18-6-2008
  • Cori Fenwick
  • 18-6-2008