Grave in very good state of preservation. Was given feature number in 2006 excavation season (F.2412), now abandoned. Grave has upstanding walls several courses (approx 0.50m) higher along the north edge, while brick lining and fill had been chopped away by subsequent actions on all remaining sides. Grave upper layers contained a few human bones, and lots of mudbrick-like material. As this was removed, a coffin cut became apparent, indicated by soft soil around the outer edge and by lines of coffin nails. The skeleton was almost completely articulated, and appears to be a young adult female. No grave goods were found. All layers in this grave were easy to see and dig, and any uncertainties quickly became clear during excavation. The grave was one of the best-preserved yet discovered in trench 5.
15326: when we finished the grave skeleton no 15307, unit 14274, we started to lift mudbricks. While we were lifting the mudbricks we found some bones, ceramics, very little obsidian. The colour of the soil is tan, light brown. After we took the mudbricks out the floor we saw the mudbricks which is the made of floor. So we gave up lifting the mudbricks. |
