Unit 14441

Category: Skeleton    dug in 2008

Area: North 

Data Category Information: none

Dimensions: 0.7M x0.40M N-S 

Discussion: All X finds recorded on fill sheet 14429.

Flexed Neolithic adult burial in the NW platform (F.1651) of Building 49. The skeleton is complete and in fair condition. The skeleton is probably a female young adult. A necklace of small black beads (X3) plus one larger black bead (X2) was found in the neck region. A yellow residue was noted lining the grave pit uner the torso and pelvic region. This residue was sampled (S8). A black residue was found in the thorax region (S7) both inside and outside the thorax. Phytoliths were found on the skull (S ) and possibly the left femur (S ). An infant skeleton (14440) was located to the north of 14441 next to the right and left knees of this adult. They may have been buried at the same time although the infant skeleton is incomplete. A green stone axe (X1) was found next to the infant skeleton (to the east). Bones from other individuals were found at the base of 14441 an adult and a juvenile. Another juvenile partial skeleton (14438) is in the NW sidewall from an earlier time period. This skeleton was truncated for the burial of 14441.

A layer of plaster was present on the lower legs, right hand and both feet. The right knee and left lower arm also had plaster on them. The plaster is white with a brown layer under it against the bones. Some bones had the plaster on both the upper and lower surfaces.

14/09/09 Michele Massa: the greenstone axe found in the fill has been x-finded and assigned to three different units (14440, 14441 and 14429). The crate register shows that the actual objects is stored as 14429.x1, so the others have been deleted 

X and Y of Targets: Target A - X: 1053.53; Target A - Y: 1172.23; Target B - X: 1052.9; Target B - Y: 1172.54; Target C - X: 1052.54; Target C - Y: 1172.5; Target D - X: 0; Target D - Y: 0 

Body: Neolithic adult burial on left side, flexed at the hip-knees. Head to the west. 

Head: Face down. 

Right Arm: Upper arm extended towards pelvis; lower arm bent at elbow (slightly more than 90 degrees); wrist and hand at the ankles. 

Left Arm: Upper and lower arm extended towards ankles; between right and left femurs; hand under right tibia/fibula. 

Right Leg: Leg tightly flexed at hip, tightly flexed at knee; knee in front of chest; foot flexed, pointing to the north; right hand and left foot together with right foot. 

Left Leg: Leg tightly flexed at hip and knee; knee in front of chest near right forehead; foot flexed pointing to the north; with right hand and right foot. 

Other comments:  

Surface Modifications:  

Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field): above: (Click to view the record) 14437 below: (Click to view the record) 14429 

Dry sieve volume: 0 

Number of Samples recorded by excavator: 6

Number of X-Finds recorded by excavator: 2

Number of Related Diary Entries: 1

Settlement Phase:

Associated Mellaart Levels (from Space): Unassigned at present 

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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