Unit 14005

Category: Skeleton    dug in 2006

Area: South 

Interpretive Categories: burial 

Data Category Information: none

Dimensions: 0.07 m N-S /0.10 m E-W 

Discussion: The baby (or Infant) was found in the leveling deposit of space 123 in the south area. Most of the skeleton was removed during excavation activities. A few bones were found in situ.The skeleton was place in this area during construction activities of building 56 or the construction of the leveling deposits. SK 13395 was found approximately 1m to the south of sk14005 in the foundation layer of building 56 

X and Y of Targets: Target A - X: 0; Target A - Y: 0; Target B - X: 0; Target B - Y: 0; Target C - X: 0; Target C - Y: 0; Target D - X: 0; Target D - Y: 0 

Body: Neolithic infant skeleton disturbed during excavation. In situ ones consist of the right arm and hand, right mandible and a few tooth buds, right zygomatic and a few cranial fragments. The rest of the body was found in the loosened soul and or the dry sieve. 

Head:  

Right Arm:  

Left Arm:  

Right Leg:  

Left Leg:  

Other comments: The postion of the in situ bones suggests the baby was on its back, head to the east, right arm bent at the elbow with the lower arm towards the head and the hand near the right side of the head, palm side up 

Surface Modifications:  

Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field): above: (Click to view the record) 13369 below: (Click to view the record) 13363 

Dry sieve volume: 0 

Number of Samples recorded by excavator: 1

Number of Related Diary Entries: 0

Settlement Phase:

Associated Mellaart Levels (from Space): Unassigned at present 

Associated Hodder Level (from Space): Unassigned at present 

Finds Room Information:

All material from site passes through the finds room for washing and separating before it is passed onto the various lab teams. The finds room keeps a basic inventory of what is found. A finds material type list is given here. Further analytical detail maybe provided by the Lab Team data below.

X Finds Material: nothing recorded  

Finds Material Stored: nothing recorded  

Lab Team Data

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