Description:
Feature 1467 is burial- presumably 'late' as it cuts Neolithic deposits. Possibly Byzantine.
Feature comprises, Grave cut, mud-brick lining, skeleton and fill.
Orientation of feature E-W. Presumably related to burial.
Discussion:
Feature 1467 is a burial, possibly of Byzantine Date (although no finds were recovered that could provide definite dating). Initially fill 12397 was recognised as a deposit of darker looser material than its surroundings. Later it was recognised that the grave had a lining of fairly unevenly sized mud-bricks. The fill was excavated and skeleton 12398 was exposed. Due to the shallow depth of the feature- and therefore the significant amount of truncation/ weathering- the skeleton was in very poor condition. The skull was almost completely truncated, but as the skeleton appeared to be lying slightly on its right side, the right hand, leg and foot survived relatively better. The skeleton was lifted (due to its condition it was lifted in a fairly poor condition) and the mud-brick lining was exposed, recorded and removed. A 'slot' was at this point observed running around the edge of the cut. This had been cut to house the mud-brick lining. The skeleton itself rested on a raised area between the slot. The base was unlined. There were no associated grave goods. |
