Feature is a burial located near N.most wall of bldg to 97, to the W. of f. 3457, plaster platforms. This feature consists of cut [19668], which is semicircular and truncated in the W and S by cut [19634] to previously excavated burial of a juvenile 19635, fill (19667) which is a compact greyish silty clay mix, and skeleton 19670, a lower leg of a juvenile with a partial foot (tarsals, phalanges, and possible metatarsals present). This feature is also located to the east of another burial cut [18665], later than [19668].
Feature is located underneath makeup layer (19662), and cut into earlier plaster floor levels. Therefore, this burial is later than burial 19635, which then truncated 19670 in order to make room for a new burial of a skeleton/juvenile. It is interesting why they chose to truncate away an earlier burial in the central floor, seeing as though they could have placed 19635 elsewhere in the central floor. However, it is possible 19670 was truncated because they wanted to maintain proximity to the eastern platforms for later burial, due to ritual/material importance. It is also possible that the location of 19670 was not maintained in the memory of the house and the truncation was accidental, however, this seems unlikely considering other evidence highlighting the importance of memory at the site (painting/other burials) |
