Unit 15608

Category: Skeleton    dug in 2007

Area: North 

Interpretive Categories: skeleton (late, tenetively Roman) 

Data Category Information: none

Discussion: Skeleton is extended and on its back. Bones look weathered, but some whole bones could be removed. Finds below are those found in burial fill. Also, a pot and glass vial were found near the feet. These are to be excavated later. Body appears to have been in a wooded box, some traces of wood were noted but not collected. Also found were bits of 2 nails. The figurine was found in the dry sieve. No Teeth!!

FINDS:
*clay ball
*stone
*obsidian
*faunal
*pottery
*nail 

X and Y of Targets: Target A - X: 1058.49; Target A - Y: 1171.38; Target B - X: 1059.17; Target B - Y: 1171.54; Target C - X: 1060.05; Target C - Y: 1171.72; Target D - X: 0; Target D - Y: 0 

Body: extended - supine 

Head: tilted so as facing slightly south 

Right Arm: extended along side of body - thumb lateral 

Left Arm: extended along side of body - thumb medial 

Right Leg: both legs were exyended from bpdy both were laterally rotated so the fibula was not visible until the tibia was removed. The right foot was extended. 

Left Leg: both legs were exyended from bpdy both were laterally rotated so the fibula was not visible until the tibia was removed. The left foot was bent as though to fit in 

Other comments:  

Surface Modifications:  

Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field): above: (Click to view the record) 15652 below: (Click to view the record) 15605 

Dry sieve volume: 0 

Number of Samples recorded by excavator: 1

Number of Related Diary Entries: 2

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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