Interpretation
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- earthen grave of an adult probabley male appears to have been buried in some kind of coffin because the remains are all confined to an area and there is no soil in the cranium
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- Samantha Cox
- 10-6-2009
Stratigraphic Relationships
Description
- adult male primary burial south of 2413 in coffin
- small tools
- earth
- none
- E-W
- fair
- fair
- Adult male primary burial south of 2413 in coffin has remains of three other individuals resting on his torso. Supine in an E-W orientation. Feet are missing probably because of construction of the flagstone pavement buried paralell to 2899*.
- skeleton is in primary position with remains of three other individuals on top 2893* appears to be complete
- small nail, bits of metal
- good
- manible morphology
- size
Position
- in natural position
- absent
- absent
- absent
- absent
- extended
- extended
- has the remains of 3 other indivduals on top-hard to distinguish his bones at this point
Articulation
Decomposition and Compression
- Yes
- Absent
- Open
- In place
- Absent
- None
- None
- None
- None
- feet removed probabley by construction of pavement has remains of 3 other individuals
