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| Area: South |
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| Dug in Year: 2006 |
| Feature Type: burial |
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| Grid X: 914.1 Grid Y: 958.67 |
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Highly disturbed remains of neolithic foetus skeleton. (disturbed during excavation). Skeleton placed right into SE corner of Sp272. Remaining elements suggest skeleton was on left side with head to south, facing west, legs possibly flexed, so foetal position?
Size and unfused elements of skeleton suggest foetus rather than new born.
Baby was placed in SE corner of Sp272 without a cut, it was placed ontop of pit fill (14304) and then make up levelling layer (12597) covered it and extended throughout space.
So baby deposited as cache recovered and floor made up; a convienient place/ time to dispose of body or transitional time for space/ household? |
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| In situ Conservation: No |
| Lifted: No |
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| Number of Related Diary Entries: 0 |
| Conservation Recorded: No |
| Related Photos: 7 (Opens as a group in a new window) | Buildings: (Click to view the record)
| Spaces: (Click to view the record)
| | No. Of Units in this Feature: 3 (Click here to view unit list) |
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