Unit 11493

Category: skeleton    dug in 2005

 

Area: South 

 

Related Photo (Click to view larger version in new window)
  

Interpretive Categories: burial 

 

Data Category Information: none

 

Discussion: This adult neolithic skeleton was one of the more complete skeletons in the burial complex associated with the eastern platform (F.1320) in building 44. The left hip and leg missing however. This is surprising given that the body was on its left side and disturbance to this part of the body should have been less likely than disturbance to the right side. The extended right arm and hand in front of the face was dramatic due to the relstively good preservation of these bones. The right femur was also missing but could have been disturbed by later burial events. Sk. 11494 was on top of the right arm of skeleton 11493 which suggests sk. 11494 was buried before sk 11492. The skull of another individual (sk. 11655) was found directly under the skull of sk. 11493 

 

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: body flexed at hip and knee oriented with head to west, head on left side. The body was on the left side although the spine was more on the back than the left 

Head:  

Right Arm: upper arm alongside body, bent at elbow with lower arm and hand extended in front of face 

Left Arm: upper arm alongside body under right arm, bent at elbow with lower arm ending at chin and the hand under the skull 

Right Leg: flexed at hip and knee, tibia and fibula and foot oriented N-S (no femur) 

Left Leg: left leg missing, also missing left hipbone and sacrum 

Other comments:  

Surface Modifications:  

 

Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field): above: (Click to view the record) 11654 below: (Click to view the record) 11651, 11265 

 

Dry sieve volume: 0 

Number of Samples recorded by excavator: 6

Number of Related Diary Entries: 1

 

 

Settlement Phase:

Associated Mellaart Levels (from Space):  

Associated Hodder Level (from Space): Unassigned at present 

Related Photos: 29 (Opens as a group in a new window)

Buildings: (Click to view the record) 44

Spaces: (Click to view the record) 120

Features:: (Click to view the record) 1348 (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 2005 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

<< BackDownload this Units Data