Unit 10450

Category: skeleton    dug in 2004

 

Area: South 

 

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Data Category Information: none

 

Discussion: Cut heavily truncated by Mellaart excavations in 1960s as well as erosion, although much of the neonate/infant skeleton remains, allbeit in a poor condition. Grave cuts make-up layer (10448), a deposit in between plaster surfaces (10407)(10451) - an unusual feature and one which points towards a distinct relationship between the burial and replastering processes.
Much of the skeleton is very badly preserved, with salt and root disturbance likely to be the cause. X1, a whole shell found beneath the left ribs is also in fragmentary condition. White residue found within the shell. There were also 2 black stone (hematite?) beads found under the skull, possibly a necklace (X2).

Note: x,y for beads taken from the plan CAH 20/07/09 

 

X and Y of Targets: Target A - X: 919.95; Target A - Y: 960.61; Target B - X: 920.43; Target B - Y: 960.63; Target C - X: 0; Target C - Y: 0; Target D - X: 0; Target D - Y: 0 

Body: Aligned E-W, lying on back. 

Head: Head facing N 

Right Arm: On side, hand on hip 

Left Arm: On sidei hand missing 

Right Leg: Bent at the hip (45 degrees), foot present 

Left Leg: Head of femur present but only possibly bent, rest missing. 

Other comments: Part of face has been truncated away. 

Surface Modifications: Some root disturbance, high percentage of salt throughout fill. Fast track 

 

Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field): above: (Click to view the record) 10447 below: (Click to view the record) 10449 

 

Dry sieve volume: 0 

Number of Samples recorded by excavator: 2

Number of X-Finds recorded by excavator: 2

Number of Related Diary Entries: 0

 

Settlement Phase:

Associated Mellaart Levels (from Space): Unassigned at present 

Associated Hodder Level (from Space): Unassigned at present 

Related Photos: 16 (Opens as a group in a new window)

Buildings: (Click to view the record) 42

Spaces: (Click to view the record) 202

Features:: (Click to view the record) 1511 (burial)

Finds Room Information:

All material from site passes through the finds room for washing and separating before it is passed onto the various lab teams. The finds room keeps a basic inventory of what is found. A finds material type list is given here. Further analytical detail maybe provided by the Lab Team data below.

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 contact us to obtain more information about this Unit.

ArchaeoBots Sample Recorded: No

Ceramics Data for 2004 still to be released

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 Sorry not all of this data is available online at present, please contact us if you are particularly interested microfauna records

Phytolith Sample: No Sorry not all of this data is available online at present, please contact us if you are particularly interested phytolith samples

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