From Archive Report 2007
F.3010, contained a large quantity of disarticulated and semi-articulated human bone (Figure 18). The grave
was filled by (16129), and several layers of disarticulated bone sealed the primary internments. A number of disarticulated skulls recorded were as (16130), (16300), (16301), (16302), (16303), (16305), (16308) and partially truncated torsos as (16196) and (16304).
The primary burials, in the base of the grave cut consisted of a crouched adult burial (16132). This skeleton was lying on its left side with black bead bracelets on both wrists 16132.X1, 16132.X2, 16132.X4) and a single piece of obsidian 16132.X3. A second skeleton (16131) was an infant burial, again with bracelets on both wrists 16131.X1, 16131.X2, 16131.X3, 16131.X4. The skeleton was on its back with the left hand placed on the pelvis and both legs bent at the knee. A third articulated skeleton (16308) was tightly flexed and placed in the grave on its back. Several plaster beads (16308.X1) were recovered from around the left proximal tibia and a bone spatula with blue pigment 16308.X2 was found directly to the north of the skeleton |
