Unit 10400

Category: Skeleton    dug in 2005

Area: South 

Interpretive Categories: skeleton 

Data Category Information: none

Dimensions: 0.22m NS x 0.13m EW 

Discussion: This infant burial was disturbed by the excavator (GSC) during the cleaning of the northwest section of this unit. The frontal bone, mandible, probable maxilla, and right clavicle were moved during this cleaning. The remaining bones were excavated by BB and LDH. The cranium was highly fragmented. The unfused neural arches and vertebral bodies were found in situ and may be indicative of the burial position. The body may have been on its side due to the E-W orientation of the vertebral bodies. The head and body location indicated a N-S orientation at first, but exact position was difficult to determine. Approximately 12-14 flat, round shell ornaments were found in direct association with this infant. Four of them in situ (X1-X4). X5 refers to the presumed cluster of these shells after they were orignally disturbed by the cleaning of this section. It is likely that the burial was eroded into its present position. Animal disturbance was evident. 

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: orientation; body possibly N-S, face to N - on its side or back 

Head: probably upright with basicranium under skull 

Right Arm: NA 

Left Arm: proximal humerus near vertebrae 

Right Leg: NA 

Left Leg: NA 

Other comments: position of the body is difficult to determine. The vertebral bodies and left arm position suggests that the body may have been on its side. The head and location of the bones may mean it was on its back. Burial may be eroded into present position 

Surface Modifications: Animal disturbance 

Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field): above: (Click to view the record) 10402 below: (Click to view the record) 10403 

Dry sieve volume: 0 

Number of Samples recorded by excavator: 1

Number of X-Finds recorded by excavator: 5

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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