Unit 8989

Category: skeleton    dug in 2004

Area: TP 

Interpretive Categories: Post-chalcolithic human skeleton 

Data Category Information: none

Dimensions: 0.40 x 0.50 

Discussion: Highly disturbed burial consisting of upper arms thoracic only.
Most likely a Hellenistic/Roman/Byzantine burial due to its east - west orientation a dorsal position.
Hand lost by Mellart's trench cut to west and pelvis/lower lımbs lost due to later burial cut at east.
Sex unknown but probably a young adolescent due to unfused hand bones and unworn dentition.

From the W side the burial cut by Mellaart's trenches and from E side by burial pıt (feature 10908). Within one of the layers (the upper one - unit 8937) a single femur was found (registered as unit - skeleton 8988.
İt is possible tha this femur belongs to the individual excavated as unit 8989.

The skeleton was 8989 was not placed within a cut or an infill of a pit but within layer registered as 7820. 

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: extended on back W-E (head to west) 

Head: not present 

Right Arm: upper arm on side (lower arm not present), hand on chest 

Left Arm: upper arm on side (lower arm not present), hand on chest 

Right Leg: not present 

Left Leg: not present 

Other comments: thoracic upper arms only 

Surface Modifications: upper bones expased/near surface for at least 2 excavation seasons - thus arm bones in very poor condition 

Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field): above: (Click to view the record) 7820 below: (Click to view the record) 10908 

Skeleton Same As: 8988

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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