Unit 30040

Category: Skeleton    dug in 2016

Area: North 

Interpretive Categories: primary,secondary 

Data Category Information: none

Description: Northernmost skull in F7963. Packed in lumpy marl/plaster material (fill unit 32390). Postcranial remains orginally given different skeleton number (Sk 30045) were directly articulated with the skull and belong to the same individual. 

Discussion: Skull (30040) of primary or secondary flexed inhumation. Appears that bones were placed in burial cut, and then wet plaster material was packed in cut over the bones. Given the displacement/separation of the bones of the right elbow, it seems that the skeleton was at least partially defleshed when placed in the cut. Sacrum and right pelvic bone were also slightly displaced. Lower limb postions unclear - possibly disarticulated prior to burial, or disturbed by a later event.

Deposition event seems later/cut into that of Sk32330 (red pigmented skull - not yet fully excavated in 2016). It is possible that sk 32330 is a loose, isolated cranium placed as a secondoray deposition into the fill of Sk 30040. However, this scenario seems unlikely given the position of 32330 below skull 30040 and outside of the plaster infill.

A deposit of loose, mixed juvenile and adult bone north of this skeleton (unit not yet assigned, some bones removed with infill 22676 zone C/D material - not fully excavated in 2016) cuts into the plaster infill, and therefore seems to be a later deposition event. 

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:  

Head:  

Right Arm:  

Left Arm:  

Right Leg:  

Left Leg:  

Other comments: Poor condition. 

Surface Modifications:  

Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field): above: (Click to view the record) 22679 below: (Click to view the record) 22675 

Skeleton Same As: 30045

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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