Unit 8983

Category: skeleton    dug in 2004

Area: TP 

Interpretive Categories: Post-chalcolithic human skeleton 

Data Category Information: none

Dimensions: 1.75x0.55 

Discussion: Late period grave (i.e. Late Roman/Byzantine) containing well-preserved skeleton of an older adult male. Facial skeleton detached post mortem from cranium on left side, mandible dislodged to right side.

Possible rodent growing on margins of cranial break. Right fibula found near lower right arm (rodents?) and right hand not in situ (hand bones found scattered in grave fill).

This grave pit (feature 1171) was dug into an older cut (unit 8974).

İn the fill of this grave some fragments of mudbricks were found - two of them were lying on the skeleton - one the left side and the other on the ribs.

No grave goods. 

X and Y of Targets: Target A - X: 0; Target A - Y: 0; Target B - X: 0; Target C - X: 0; Target C - Y: 0; Target D - X: 0; Target D - Y: 0 

Body: extended dorsally W-E (head west) 

Head: neck arched, jaw disladged to right 

Right Arm: extended along side - hand missing post mortem 

Left Arm: extended along side, hand on hip 

Right Leg: extended, foot pointing outwards 

Left Leg: extended, foot pointing down 

Other comments:  

Surface Modifications: animal burrowings 

Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field): above: (Click to view the record) 8980 below: (Click to view the record) 8976 

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:

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X Finds Material: nothing recorded  

Finds Material Stored: nothing recorded  

Lab Team Data

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