Unit 1961

Category: skeleton    dug in 1997

Area: North 

Interpretive Categories: skeleton 

Data Category Information: none

Dimensions: est 0.5 x 0.25m 

Discussion: This collection of bones (burial 42B) lay underneath the skull and neck vertebrae of burial 42A. However, as these 2 groups of bones are not necessarily from he same individual, they were treated as 2 separate burials in the filed (though lab work may indeed confirm they were from the same person.)
The bones consisted of at least one femur, foot bones (tarsals) and some ribs, & one tooth (identified in the field that is)
These were arranged in a tight linear grouping orientated E-W with the grave cut, and sloping gently to the east. This tight arrangement suggests that although the bones were disarticulated they may have been placed with some structure and care. The size of the bones indicates a possible juvenile / child.
The bones are in a very poor condition - they were not only brittle, but also crushed by the presence from above. Few (if any) were undamaged. The relatively regular nature of the cut and the placement of the bones all suggest a deliberate act of inhumation rather than the mere disposal of bones disturbed by later interments. Some salt deposits had formed around these bones. 

Condition: dry, windy, warm 

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: disarticulated bones 

Head:  

Right Arm:  

Left Arm:  

Right Leg:  

Left Leg:  

Other comments: disarticulated bones 

Surface Modifications:  

Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field): above: (Click to view the record) 1958, 1948 below: (Click to view the record) 1956 

Skeleton Same As: 1484

Dry sieve volume: 0 

Total Deposit Volume: 0 

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:

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

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