Unit 10225

Category: skeleton    dug in 2004

Area: North 

Data Category Information: none

Dimensions: 1.60m E-W & 0.51m N-S 

Discussion: This is a late Roman/Byzantine Tile-lined grave with a juvenile skeleton in it. The skeletonis from an individual of a prelimanary age of 10-12 years. The skeleton was lying dorsally extended on a set of tiles (5?) with 7 other tiles vertically placed perpendicular to these. The ''head '' tile formed a ''TT'' relative to the other upright tiles. X10 tile was found upright in the foot region. The cranium was particularly fragmented and the left knee region was missing. There was evidence of animal disturbance in the knee region in the break between the flat tiles under the skeleton. The cranium may have suffered from animal disturbance althought it appeared to be more crushed than anything else. This may be due simply to post depositional factors related to the weight of the soil above it. The skeleton in general was fragmented. A piece of pottery was found in the thorax; it may simply by from the grave fill rather than directly associated with the skeleton. 

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: Dorsally extended 

Head: On left sideö oriented E-W, head to W 

Right Arm: extended to side with hand at hip, just slightly lateral to proximal femur (R) 

Left Arm: extended to side with hand at hip on top of hip joint/ left proximal femur 

Right Leg: extended with knee against inclining tile, slightly bent at knee; lower leg angled medially; foot angled with toes pointing laterally 

Left Leg: extended, missing distal femur and kneww due to rodent disturbance; feet bones jumbled together 

Other comments:  

Surface Modifications: animal disturbance in space between tiles located at the knees; responsible for missing leg elements (left); cranium fragmented 

Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field): above: (Click to view the record) 10227 below: (Click to view the record) 10221 

Dry sieve volume: 0 

Number of Samples recorded by excavator: 1

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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