Unit 10230

Category: skeleton    dug in 2004

Area: North 

Data Category Information: none

Dimensions: 170 E-W, 43cm N-S 

Discussion: This individual is dorsally extended from west to east in the typical late Byzantine burial style. The skeleton is interred in a wood-lined coffin, burial pit with its body fully extended and head upright and resting on the basocranium. The first and second cervical vertebrae are approximately 5 cm to the west of the cranium, indicating that either 1. The cranium originally rested above these two vertebrae and later fell after decomposing or 2. Animal disturbance. The bones of the face and hands are largely missing, again possibly due to animal disturbance. The bones of the lower right arm are disarticulated and positioned next to and underneath the humerus as if they were placed there. The proximal right fibula and one of the thoracic vertebrae were found in the pelvis area during excavation. Despite the disturbance this burial was well preserved. In situ sex estimation is female due to pelvic morphology. Age= adult due to dental eruption/ formation and epiphysical closure.

X2 was Envanter 6 in 2004. 

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: supine, dorsally extended, W-E 

Head: at west, upright resting on basocranium 

Right Arm: extended but lower arm disarticulated and next to upper arm- no hand in situ 

Left Arm: extended and articulated but no hand in situ. Some scattered. 

Right Leg: extended leg with jumbled foot bones. 

Left Leg: extended leg with extended foot 

Other comments:  

Surface Modifications: Root and animal disturbance. Hands missing possibly due to animal activity. Right arm and torso disturbed, also possibly due to animal burrowing. 

Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field): above: (Click to view the record) 10224 below: (Click to view the record) 10222 

Dry sieve volume: 0 

Number of Samples recorded by excavator: 2

Number of X-Finds recorded by excavator: 3

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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