Unit 2199

Category: skeleton    dug in 1997

 

Area: North 

 

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Interpretive Categories: skeleton 

 

Data Category Information: none

 

Dimensions: 29 x 19 cm 

 

Discussion: Many voids were apparent when excavating this neonate, both within the ribcage and around the arms, suggesting organic decay - possible food between the arms? - or flowers?.
Also the right arm has dropped some 3 cm or more below the clavicle, suggesting again possible decay of something, or else a strange disturbance of the clavicle. Excellent preservation of the bones, perfect articulation of a hand and foot. Three possible grave goods, to be examined later.
This burial was cut into the lower sub-floor packing and respects the lowest course of the W wall of space 71. Next to it is another neonate - or premature - baby in a similar cut. These may be foundation burials. Lots of chalk in the fill. Possible phytolith around base - textile? When scapula (R) was lifted, the soil below looked seed-rich (<3>). Second rib in the main group was on its side, flat - why? (30.8)
1.9: found another clavicle in the right position - I thought the other was a bit big / odd (but no left clavicle so far)

14/09/09 Michele Massa: I have deleted x-finds in 2199 since they are repetition of x-finds in 2194 

 

Condition: warm, hot , dry 

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: Roughly N-S, though curved 

Head: on the left side, looking N 

Right Arm: extended across ribs, hand beyond chin 

Left Arm: bent 90 degrees at elbow, extending beyond R arm, hand twisted backwards towards knees 

Right Leg: extended forward, femur accidentally removed with pelvis which burial was discovered, foot pointing to head & near L hand 

Left Leg: flexed lightly, femur at 90 degrees to body, foot accidentally removed when burial was discovered 

Other comments: Fully articulated neonate in crouched position lying on left side to wall, facing north. Seems to be twisted slightly onto its back, from position of L arm. R clavicle very high above arm. 

Surface Modifications:  

 

Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field): above: (Click to view the record) 2501 below: (Click to view the record) 2194 

 

Dry sieve volume: 0 

Total Deposit 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 

Related Photos: 1 (Opens as a group in a new window)

Buildings: (Click to view the record) 1

Spaces: (Click to view the record) 71

Features:: (Click to view the record) 205 (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

Ceramic Records: No

Clay Object Records: No

Chipped Stone Records: No

Conservation Recorded: No

Faunal Records: Yes Count of records:: 1  Unit description: Only bone recorded from this unit is X2, a complete bird radius that may be part of grave goods with a neonate. The only other bone seems to be a rib fragment. There is no other bird bone from this unit or the burial fill (2194). Radius is intact, in perfect condition, supporting idea that placed in burial rather than accidentally in fill. But if food offering or wing, should have at least the ulna as well; put in as bone?

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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