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| Area: North |
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| Dug in Year: 2004 |
| Feature Type: burial |
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| Location: north east area of room |
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Infant skeleton in flexed position tucked into overhang of wall (1564) of space 227 to north and against platform edge 1567 to the east. Within fill (10260) but allocated fill unit (10266). Above a layer (10265) which is possibly coprolite rich in whole silicified grain seeds and husks.
It appears that the infant was placed in this 'sheltered' corner immediately prior to infilling (see 10260), but possibly after an interim when the space was used as ? penning? area. It is possible that there is a small niche or opening immediately west of the infant which may account for the irregularity of the wall face here. No wall plaster and the face of the wall is quite ragged which could indicate that the wall face was scoured into to create a cavity for the infant BUT the platform is fully intact, plastered and no sign of damege by a cut and also the platform abuts the leanm in the wall which suggests the wall hang is original.
The infant was therefore 'buried' but not in a burial cut rather it was buried in the infill of the building. |
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| In situ Conservation: No |
| Lifted: No |
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| Feature Relationships: |
| abuts: (Click to view the record) 1564, 1567 |
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| Number of Related Diary Entries: 0 |
| Conservation Recorded: No |
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| | No. Of Units in this Feature: 2 (Click here to view unit list) |
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