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| Area: Trench I |
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| Dug in Year: 2001 |
| Feature Type: burial |
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| Location: NW corner of 2001 West Mound excavation area |
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| Grid X: 529.49 Grid Y: 1029.8 |
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| Well built Byzantine tomb consisting of an upper fill (7207) within a clearly defined cut (7206). The upper fill was 0.45m deep and overlay a substantial tomb capping, consisting of 2 large stones and clay packing (7217). Removal of the capping revealed a further 0.87m of grave fill (7221) overlying the skeleton (7226). Fill and skeleton were confined within a tomb of tile and mortar build (7220) which had been internally plastered (7243), the plaster showing signs of red painted decoration. Below the skeleton was a thin layer of fill (7229) which overlay the remains of a small wooden coffin (7230). This consisted mainly of a coffin stain but also some wood survived in situ, along with some coffin nails. Further nails were also found in the fill above the skeleton. Below the coffin lay a further tomb fill (7236) and below this was a layer of finely laminated, dried and cracked mud (7242). This overlay the floor of the tomb (7251). |
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| In situ Conservation: No |
| Lifted: No |
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| Number of Related Diary Entries: 1 |
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| Conservation Recorded: No |
Buildings:
none | Spaces:
none | | No. Of Units in this Feature: 11 (Click here to view unit list) |
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