Unit 13163

Category: Skeleton    dug in 2006

Area: North 

Interpretive Categories: neolithic full term fetus still in mother 

Data Category Information: none

Discussion: The full-term fetus was in the typical fetus position associated with the end of pregancy: head engaged in the birth canal with the arms and legs tucked in towards the center of the body in a flexed position. It is highly probable that the baby was undelivered due to complications durig childbirth.

The condition of the skull is poor but the position of the head in the pelvis was clear. Moreover, the bones of the fetus were clearly in the ribcage of (13162).

The mother (SK13162) was the first burial in the platform (F2225). She was headless and probably also diedin childbirth. 

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: on stomach, oriented with head in mothers pelvis (to east); in flexed position 

Head: head in birth canal; poorly preserved 

Right Arm: near head, bent at elbow with hands toward the chin (humerus upwards toward head) 

Left Arm: near head with humerus upward, and the lower arm bent across the body, hand near chin 

Right Leg: flexed at hip wih lower leg extended towards the head 

Left Leg: flexed at hip with the femur extended towards the head; the lower leg was slightly displaced under the right leg 

Other comments:  

Surface Modifications:  

Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field): above: (Click to view the record) 13476 below: (Click to view the record) 13133 

Dry sieve volume: 0 

Number of Samples recorded by excavator: 3

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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