Unit 18667

Category: Skeleton    dug in 2011

 

Area: South 

 

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Interpretive Categories: Skeleton 

 

Data Category Information: none

 

Dimensions: .80 m E-W x .40 m N-S 

 

Discussion: Neolithic adult skeleton oriented with heat to west, feet to east. Skeleton is on its back in a tightly flexed position with the legs on the chest and the knees near the chin. Phytoliths were noted and sampled (S4) on the lower legs (mid-tibiae). All bones were partially baked due to the fire which occurred above the floor. The burial is under the floor of where the NW platform used to be (above the floor). The bones are orange and brown but not black, suggesting the fire was short-lived, or not hot enough to thoroughly bake the bones black. Condition of bones is poor due to the baking.

Tibia length = 330 mm 

 

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: Neolithic crouched (flexed) skeleton on back, tight flexure with knees on chest; on back 

Head: Head facing east on basicranium; head to west, feet to east 

Right Arm: Humerus and lower arm under right leg, elbow bent acutely with lower arm and hand at chin near clavicle 

Left Arm: Humerus alongside body, elbow bent acutely with lower arm to chin; hand under left knee at chin 

Right Leg: Leg tightly flexed at hip and knee; knee near chin, on chest 

Left Leg: Leg tightly flexed at hip and knee, knee on chest near chin (next to right knee); foot extended 

Other comments:  

Surface Modifications:  

 

Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field): above: (Click to view the record) 18668 below: (Click to view the record) 18666 

 

Dry sieve volume: 0 

Number of Samples 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 

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Buildings: (Click to view the record) 97

Spaces: (Click to view the record) 365

Features:: (Click to view the record) 3522 (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 2011 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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