| Late burial orientated east west. Has so far been described the human remains team as a relatively old female, who was buried in an unusual position with both legs semi-flexed and bent to her right. It is possible that she suffered a fracture to her left hip which left her in this position. The unusually wide grave cut may also indicate that they had anticipated that the body needed extra width compared to normal. Inside the fill was a large iron object which looked as though, from its position, it may hav ebeen some sort of plaque or fastener on the coffin. There is another, presumably related, iron piece which is too large to be a normal nail. Throughout the rest of the grave are scattered nails forming no particular pattern, one was up against the right side of the skull. In the NW corner of the grave was a bulbous glass vase, still intact, which is of a different form from the rest of those found in the area, and much more robust. May be good for residue analysis. |
