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| Area: South |
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| Dug in Year: 1999 |
| Feature Type: Burial |
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| Location: Centre rýght of space 163 |
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| Grid X: 924.85 Grid Y: 970.18 |
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Burial of adult, crouched position head facing east, and downwards. Ýntact skull - lifted as one with mandible. Left leg over left arm, right arm over left arm. Right leg over left leg. 4621 contains a burnt deposit in chest cavity and red ochre in grave 4620, underlying body. Covered in a layer of owl pellets 4619.
99/341 Plan of upper limits of owl pellets
99/342 Grýd of owl pellets sample strategy
99/345 Plan of excavated skeleton
99/346 Locatýon plan of cut 1:20
This is a very interesting grave because of red ochre spread under body. Possible soot in lungs. High concentration of burnt cereals in grave, covering of owl pellets over body. Complete, intact skull and body. Possible physiological problems with vertebrae, further study required. Compete weasel skeleton and bones from a puppy dog.
A control sample has been taken next to grave cut from fill 4416, to check if this is normal in the infill, or these features of the grave are actually real. |
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| In situ Conservation: No |
| Lifted: No |
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| Number of Related Diary Entries: 3 |
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| Conservation Recorded: No |
| Related Photos: 12 (Opens as a group in a new window) | Buildings: (Click to view the record)
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| | No. Of Units in this Feature: 7 (Click here to view unit list) |
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