Unit 10840

Category: skeleton    dug in 2004

Area: South 

Interpretive Categories: skeleton 

Data Category Information: none

Discussion: Skeleton first encountered on 25-07-04. Below fill 10842 of cut 10811 feature 1702. Skeleton exposed by Lori Hager. Drawn by Marin Pilloud.
The skeleton was covered by a brown interface with phytoliths (sampled in 10838). This was below sheep skeleton 10839 (north of 10840), but covered 10840. The fill below this interface was excavated as 10842.
The skeleton was a male adult oriented east-west (head in west) - in the same position and body position as later burial 1711 and 1709.
The bones were generally in good condition except for the skull which had been crushed in the Neolithic.
There are a number of interesting aspects about this individual. First traces of red paint (ochre? Cinnabar?) were found on the skull and other parts of the body. Second, a white substance was found on the chest that might have been plaster (sample 3 u.10842). Third, behind the neck a gold brown substance was found that might be an organic residue of some kind (sample 2 u. 10842). Fourth, directly behind the shoulder of 10840 a large flint object was found and a bone point (x2, x3, unit 10842). Fifth, on the upper chest a large worked bone bird was found (x1 u. 10840). Sixth, the burial of 10840 seems to have been closely associated with the interment of sheep skeleton 10839 directly to the north in feature 1702. 

X and Y of Targets: Target A - X: 911.5; Target A - Y: 981.5; Target B - X: 0; Target B - Y: 0; Target C - X: 913; Target C - Y: 981.5; Target D - X: 913; Target D - Y: 981 

Body: Neolithic burial in tightly flexed position, oriented W-E (head to the west), body on right side 

Head: on right side, highly fragmented 

Right Arm: slightly bent at elbow with lower arm under flexed legs, hand at left hip bone, phalanges at back of illium near lower thorax 

Left Arm: arm bent at elbow with hand near left knee, hand is bent 90 degrees outward, extending towards the right hip bone (between left upper and lower leg (extending laterally = outward) 

Right Leg: bent at hip and knee, drawn to chest, knee near chin 

Left Leg: bent at hip and knee, drawn to chest, knee near chin 

Other comments:  

Surface Modifications:  

Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field): above: (Click to view the record) 10811 below: (Click to view the record) 10842 

Dry sieve volume: 0 

Number of Samples recorded by excavator: 5

Number of X-Finds recorded by excavator: 1

Number of Related Diary Entries: 5

Settlement Phase:

Associated Mellaart Levels (from Space): VII 

Associated Hodder Level (from Space): Unassigned at present 

Finds Room Information:

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X Finds Material: nothing recorded  

Finds Material Stored: nothing recorded  

Lab Team Data

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