Unit 1950

Category: skeleton    dug in 1997

Area: North 

Interpretive Categories: skeleton 

Data Category Information: none

Dimensions: c.0.42 x 0.15m 

Discussion: 96: Skeleton of a small child lying in north-east area of grave-pit - skeleton (1912) directly above , and skeletons of adult and child (burial 30) to the north-west. Skeleton (1950) is lying east-west with its head towards the west looking north.
The right arm is straight down the body, and the left arm is lying across the chest. The legs are bent up.
Similar yellow organic material found as was found with skeleton (1912).
Skeleton covered up for excavation next year.

97: the body is complete except from sacrum, left cotae, left hand and right femur. it was sitting in a phytolith wrapping. The legs pushed to the bottom of the wrapping it is covering the shoulders.
The burial is primary. Apart form the left foot bones, the general condition is good. The head is very fragmentary. Under the body, there was yellow ochre smeared to surface around the pelvis and lumbar vertebrae.

2007-Sample taken for C14 (L ulna, L femur)-BA (15/08/2011) 

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: 96: Lying east-west with head towards the west, looking north; right arm against the body, left arm across the chest 97: Positioned on its left side. W-E facing N 

Head: little bit curved to backwards 

Right Arm: the arm is located on the body with 30 degree angle towards legs 

Left Arm: left hand with 45 degree angle bent back to face. The hand is missing. 

Right Leg: the femur is missing. the tibia, fibula and foot bones are in position 

Left Leg: bent by 45 degree to wrapping 

Other comments: Articulated infant skeleton 97: there is phytolith wrapping traces around the body, up to the shoulders. cut: 1984, 1942 Comment: 1996 records assign it to feature/burial 30? 1997 to 40 

Surface Modifications:  

Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field): above: (Click to view the record) 1942, 1984 below: (Click to view the record) 1964 

Dry sieve volume: 0 

Total Deposit Volume: 0 

Number of Samples recorded by excavator: 4

Number of Related Diary Entries: 0

Settlement Phase:

Associated Mellaart Levels (from Space): Unassigned at present 

Associated Hodder Level (from Space): Unassigned at present 

Finds Room Information:

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X Finds Material: nothing recorded  

Finds Material Stored: nothing recorded  

Lab Team Data

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