011AE00112

Grave   Overhead view of fully excavated skeleton   View of skeleton just prior to lifting

 

Grave Details
Length 92 Width 62 Depth 16 Ratio 1.5:1 Elevation 6246
Skeletal Details 
Length 89 Width 58 Depth 15 Period Unassigned
Age Young Adult  Sex Unknown  Position Flexed Bearing 288 degrees
Material Culture Human Bone  189 Number of Objects Number of Animal Bones
Environmental 

Phasing

Discussion

A grave located in the south of area 11AE. Truncated, possibly by machine during the stripping of the area, and disturbed by animal burrowing. The grave contained the skeleton of an young adult (the epiphyses were not yet fully fused) aligned west-north-west and in the flexed position, and the skull facing east. The arms were folded over the stomach and the right hand lay on top of the left. A green cess stain was noted under the pelvis. The grave fill was a loamy sand (Munsell 10/YR/43) and contained no objects, although some of the human bones were also treated as individual finds.

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

MASTER CUT  FILL VOLUME OBJECTS AN BONE DENSITY
011AE00112 011AE00033 0 0
011AE00111 189 0


Context Details

011AE00112 Notes

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE  L D PROFILE  NOTES
011AE00112 GRAVE CUT OVATE  92 62 16 U-SHAPED  CUT INTO CHALK GRAVEL NATURAL. VERY DIFFICULT TO DEFINE ON THE GROUND SO INITIALLY EXCAVATED IN BOX SECTION. DIMENTIONS TAKEN WHEN FULLY EXCVATED.
011AE00111 SKELETON No Entry  89 58  15 COMPLEX  SKELETON OF YOUNG ADULT? EPIPHYSES ON BONE NOT YET FULLY FUSED. GREEN CESS STAIN UNDER PELVIS.
011AE00033 GRAVE FILL OVATE  92 62  16 U-SHAPED  FILL OF GRAVE. CONTAINED NO FINDS. CHALK INCLUSIONS 0.5-2CM IN DIAMETER.

Objects By Context

KEY_ID OB PERIOD MATERIAL TYPE SUB_TYPE CLASS No
011AE00111 AA Unassigned  HUMAN BONE BONE RIGHT FEMUR   1
011AE00111 AB Unassigned  HUMAN BONE BONE LEFT FEMUR   1
011AE00111 AC Unassigned  HUMAN BONE BONES L.TIB+FIB   2
011AE00111 AD Unassigned  HUMAN BONE BONES R.TIB+FIB   2
011AE00111 AE Unassigned  HUMAN BONE BONE RIGHT HUMERUS   1
011AE00111 AF Unassigned  HUMAN BONE BONE LEFT HUMERUS   1
011AE00111 AG Unassigned  HUMAN BONE BONES L.RADIUS+ULNA   2
011AE00111 AH Unassigned  HUMAN BONE BONES R.RADIUS+ULNA   2
011AE00111 AI Unassigned  HUMAN BONE BONES FEET   20
011AE00111 AJ Unassigned  HUMAN BONE BONES RIBS   22
011AE00111 AK Unassigned  HUMAN BONE BONES VERTEBRAE   26
011AE00111 AL Unassigned  HUMAN BONE BONE PELVIS   1
011AE00111 AM Unassigned  HUMAN BONE BONE UPPER JAW   1
011AE00111 AN Unassigned  HUMAN BONE BONE LOWER JAW   1
011AE00111 AO Unassigned  HUMAN BONE BONES HANDS   50
011AE00111 AP Unassigned  HUMAN BONE BONE LEFT SCAPULA   1
011AE00111 AQ Unassigned  HUMAN BONE BONE RIGHT SCAPULA   1
011AE00111 AR Unassigned  HUMAN BONE BONE LEFT CLAVICLE HEALED BREAK 1
011AE00111 AS Unassigned  HUMAN BONE BONE RIGHT CLAVICLE   1
011AE00111 AT Unassigned  HUMAN BONE BONE SACRUM   1
011AE00111 AU Unassigned  HUMAN BONE BONE FRAGMENTS AROUND CRANIUM   6
011AE00111 AV Unassigned  HUMAN BONE BONE FRAGMENTS     6