Unit 17457

Category: Skeleton    dug in 2008

Area: North 

Interpretive Categories: neolithic burial 

Data Category Information: none

Discussion: The body was placed on a kind of a mat which also seemed to cover part of the upper body. Several grave goods/ personal belongings were found within the grave. Shell bead necklace, copper tube necklace with string inside the tube, piece of textile and leather (?) attached to the whole combination. There was also black/white and one pink stone bead anklet found around the L. ankle. 3 shells. One painted red inside. Blue pigment and bone spatula placed in a leather (?) pouch - yellow brown pigment around and under this cluster were placed near the feet possibly in another bag or basket.
This burial seemed to be the earliest in the sequence. 

X and Y of Targets: Target A - X: 1052.63; Target A - Y: 1172.16; Target B - X: 1052.58; Target B - Y: 1172.43; Target C - X: 1052.67; Target C - Y: 1172.5; Target D - X: 1052.98; Target D - Y: 1171.98 

Body: Child burial in NW platform. Crouched. Lying on its left hand side. NW - SE direction 

Head: facing down 

Right Arm: Bent 45 degrees on the body. Hand bent backwards under the lower arm. 

Left Arm: Bent under the body 

Right Leg: Highly bent. Knee is near head. Foot is missing. 

Left Leg: Highly bent under the body. Foot is missing. Anklet around the ankle. 

Other comments: The mat seems to be under the body but part of it also goes over the body on the shoulder. Several animal holes disturbed the burial esp feet area and destroyed the matting. 

Surface Modifications:  

Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field): above: (Click to view the record) 17458 below: (Click to view the record) 17456 

Dry sieve volume: 0 

Number of Samples recorded by excavator: 11

Number of X-Finds recorded by excavator: 10

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:

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X Finds Material: nothing recorded  

Finds Material Stored: nothing recorded  

Lab Team Data

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