Unit 2141
Category: skeleton dug in 1997
Area: North
Interpretive Categories: skeleton
Data Category Information: none
Dimensions: 0.17 m long, 0.15 m wide
Discussion: Partially articulated skeleton of a young infant. Truncated heavily to South by burial 202 and to North by burial 47. Body itself lies in a small cut (2507), which is a small undercut niche on extreme east of platform. Bones of 2141 lie on top of the disarticulated gracile adult disarticulated long bones of 2506
Skull of 2141 is largely missing, and mandibles are badly smashed. Body lay with back on a curving N-S axis, with its head to the south and its pelvis and legs to the North. very tightly crouched. Most of the bones were lifted as a block to try and aid preservation of bones.
(added p2 17.9.97?)
Rather than pre-dating 1955, the skeleton probably post-dated its original deposition, but was then probably truncated by re-cut 2176. However, as I did not understand this at he time of excavation, any definite relationship this burial had to earlier or later burials cannot now be proven.
Its bones did sit on 2506 however, so they may post-date the insertion of burial 204, but pre-date the redeposition of 1955. this would imply a very quick episode between burial 204 and 47, which seems implausible.
2007-Sample taken for C14 (R ulna, R femur) BA (15/08/2011)
Condition: hot, dry
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: appears to be lying in crouched position on its right hand side, spine curved along a N-S axis
Head: head though badly truncated and smashed, appears to have been tucked in, face pointing north/north-east
Right Arm: unknown
Left Arm: possibly lying across left ribs originally., facing East
Right Leg: unknown
Left Leg: unknown
Other comments: partially articulated infant skeleton Badly damaged and truncated, so post-pelvic bones may have been parially removed. skull very poorly preserved. The upper (right) side of the skeleton seems to have suffered most.
Surface Modifications:
Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field):
Dry sieve volume: 0
Total Deposit Volume: 0
Number of Samples recorded by excavator: 4
Number of Related Diary Entries: 0
Settlement Phase:
Associated Mellaart Levels (from Space): Unassigned at present
Associated Hodder Level (from Space): Unassigned at present
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Finds Room Information:
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X Finds Material: nothing recorded
Finds Material Stored: nothing recorded
Lab Team Data
Please note the list below does not represent everything that might have been found in this Unit, but represents the datasets we have available on-line. Please ArchaeoBots Sample Recorded: No Ceramic Records: No Clay Object Records: No Chipped Stone Records: No Conservation Recorded: No Faunal Records: No Figurine Records: No GroundStone Records: No Heavy Residue Records: No Microfaunal Records: No
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