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| Area: North |
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| Dug in Year: 2013 |
| Feature Type: burial |
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| Location: Cut in N wall of 3698 and W side of 3699 |
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| Grid X: 1056.06 Grid Y: 1196 |
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This feature was hard to recognize in the beginning, and in fact it wasn't until after the cut was clear in bin walls to F 3698. Even though the extent of the fill could be recognized it is the extent of the cut that shows the true extent of this feature. This doesn't mean that the fill should be seen as arbitrary, but its edges as uncertain.
When excavated the upper arm (side?) was first found, with a humerus where the distal end pointed up. Also the individual's scull was found under its back, and with arms on either side of the skeleton. It seems it was deposited head first. The fill was similar of that of the building infill - compound with inclusions of plaster and clay, and also phytoliths.
The whole act of deposition should be associated with the last (perhaps) usage of the bin F.3698 since it was cut into it. It was also cut in respect to the partition wall F3688. This seems not have been a regular burial. The dead child was not placed in the same manner (with the same care) as F3691 and F7134 in Sp 17. This fill was homogenous and hard to distinguish. The question is if this should be considered a formal burial at all, but rather a deposition of a dead child quickly filled with infill material. The similarity then to a dump may not however mean that the deposition did not have ritual or social connotations. |
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| In situ Conservation: No |
| Lifted: No |
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| cuts: (Click to view the record) 3688, 3698 |
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| Number of Related Diary Entries: 0 |
| Conservation Recorded: No |
| Related Photos: 12 (Opens as a group in a new window) | Buildings: (Click to view the record)
| Spaces: (Click to view the record)
| | No. Of Units in this Feature: 3 (Click here to view unit list) |
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