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| Area: North |
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| Dug in Year: 2013 |
| Feature Type: burial |
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| Location: Within platform F. 6062 |
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| Grid X: 1044.88 Grid Y: 1183.7 |
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| This burial was recognized by a depression on the surface of platform F. 6062. There were found small human bones within the boundaries of the cut on the surface level, which increased the chance of a burial in the place. When excavation began, the soil was first very loose in the very center of the cut and then some spots of very soft soil were also verified in parts of the boundaries due to the presence of animal burrows. A considerable amount of human bones was found in the fill, but they were not articulated. The burial was very disturbed by animal activity and the bones were very badly preserved and burnt. At least two individuals were buried in the place - a baby and a juvenile. A skeleton number was given to a skull of a juvenile that was found in the northern part of the cut. Another skull was lying on the southern edge, but due to the very poor condictions of preservation - there were crumbling pieces of the cranium and part of a mandible with some teeth -, it was not given a unit number. On the northern part of the cut, where the first skull was uncovered, more human bones started coming out form different levels of the section, so the excavation was extended to the north. A new skeleton was then encountered, belonging to a juvenile from another burial to wthich a new feature number (7136) was given. |
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| In situ Conservation: No |
| Lifted: No |
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| Feature Relationships: |
| cut by: (Click to view the record) 7136 |
| cuts: (Click to view the record) 6062 |
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| Number of Related Diary Entries: 0 |
| Conservation Recorded: No |
| Related Photos: 17 (Opens as a group in a new window) | Buildings: (Click to view the record)
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| | No. Of Units in this Feature: 3 (Click here to view unit list) |
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