Unit 18333
Category: Skeleton dug in 2009
Area: Trench 5
Data Category Information: none
Dimensions: 0.3m E-W, 0.17m N-S, 0.10m DEPTH
Discussion: A ground stone (x2 from 18328) was found above the West side of the skull, which may have caused the crushing / fragmentation of the skull when excavated. This burial is in association with 18328 (fill), where it looks like a rapid depositional event took place in Space 342. The individual was positioned on its stomach and the right side was pressed against the Feature 5061 (butress). Cut 18336 and layer 18334 were created for this burial even though there is no cut apparent . Phytoliths were found around the burial and underneath all the bones. A majority of rights ribs were broken on top of it. Thie ribs being broken may also be associated with the right side of the neonate being pressed against the buttress. Both the right ulna and radius were broken in half when they were lifted.
JMR 10.3.2010: Note that skeleton descriptions varies in parts from what is written on the unit sheet. Probably the database info is more recent.
X and Y of Targets: Target A - X: 0; Target A - Y: 0; Target B - X: 0; Target B - Y: 0; Target C - X: 0; Target C - Y: 0; Target D - X: 0; Target D - Y: 0
Body: neonate/ infant. West-East orientation (head west). Buried on stomach (slightly on right side), abutting a plaster layer on butress.
Head: Head oriented to west (face down, slightly on right side)
Right Arm: humerus alongside torso, lower arm flexed at elbow underneath chest
Left Arm: flexed alongside torso
Right Leg: loosely flexed under lower abdomen
Left Leg: flexed
Other comments: Soil matrix is the same as the room fill from Unit 18328 where fragments of animal bone and pottery are scattered throughout soil. Soil has patches of charcoal, dark grey -brown patches and orange/ yellow patches.
Surface Modifications: none
Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field):
Dry sieve volume: 0
Total Deposit Volume: 0
Number of Samples recorded by excavator: 1
Number of Related Diary Entries: 3
Settlement Phase:
Associated Mellaart Levels (from Space): Unassigned at present
Associated Hodder Level (from Space): Unassigned at present
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Finds Room Information:
All material from site passes through the finds room for washing and separating before it is passed onto the various lab teams. The finds room keeps a basic inventory of what is found. A finds material type list is given here. Further analytical detail maybe provided by the Lab Team data below.
X Finds Material: nothing recorded
Finds Material Stored: nothing recorded
Lab Team Data
Please note the list below does not represent everything that might have been found in this Unit, but represents the datasets we have available on-line. Please ArchaeoBots Sample Recorded: No Ceramics Data for 2009 still to be released Clay Object Records: No Chipped Stone Records: No Conservation Recorded: No Faunal Records: No Figurine Records: No GroundStone Records: No Heavy Residue Records: No Microfaunal Records: No
Sorry not all of this data is available online at present, please contact us if you are particularly interested microfauna recordsPhytolith Sample: No
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