Unit 17533

Category: Skeleton    dug in 2008

Area: North 

Data Category Information: none

Dimensions: 1.09m x 0.75m 

Discussion:
Adult Neolithic skeleton in multiple burial F6065.
For fuller discussion see sheet (17536) 

X and Y of Targets: Target A - X: 1045.59; Target A - Y: 1178.09; Target B - X: 1045.66; Target B - Y: 1178.53; Target C - X: 1046.36; Target C - Y: 1178.68; Target D - X: 1046.84; Target D - Y: 1178.22 

Body: Semi crouched lying on right side. Legs flexed at the knee in kneeling position below the torso. Arms tight together fully extended. Head to the west, feet to the east. Head and upper torso higher up as body slopes down the cut to the east 

Head: Head at west lying on left side facing west. Dislocated from mandible. Probably disturbed at some point. Traces of red pigment on left side (17535). 

Right Arm: Fully extended lying down side of body same alignments as the left arm. Right hand bent back on itself lying under the right lower arm and left lower arm. 

Left Arm: Fully extended lying alongside the right arm. Left hand extended sloping east rests on right femur. 

Right Leg: Right leg flexed at knee femur slightly underneath left femur. Right foot lying on side toes jumbled up with left foot. 

Left Leg: Left leg flexed at knee lying slightly above the right leg. Left foot lying on side with toes lying against the side of the cut. 

Other comments:  

Surface Modifications: Corticle in very bad condition extremely friable pm breaks to the bone. Left ileum truncated away by (17536) found redeposited in fill (17532). 

Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field): above: (Click to view the record) 17549, 17546, 17548 below: (Click to view the record) 17536 

Dry sieve volume: 0 

Number of Samples recorded by excavator: 3

Number of Related Diary Entries: 0

Settlement Phase:

Associated Mellaart Levels (from Space): ? 

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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