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Burial 458 (Square 101.S–T28, Cut [30,102], Fill [30,103],
[30,120], Skeleton [30,202]), Color Plate 5.2
This burial was cut into wall feature #21876 and covered by
a layer of limestone [30,120] that together weighed 143 kg. It
is possible that there originally was more limestone covering
the burial, since the body below the limestone layer had
quite clearly been disturbed at some point, and the stones
re-deposited. The individual in the burial was an adult, but
sex could not be determined due to the fact that most of the
skeleton was missing. Age assessment was based on epiphysial
fusion. The lower portion of the body was truncated and the
skeletal remains were missing. In the area where the legs would
have been there was more pottery that in the rest of the fill,
possibly remnants of a separate robbery cut. However, this
was not recognized during excavation, and the fill under the
stones was taken out as one feature [30,103]. No cranial bones
or dentition was recovered, and no pathologies noted.
Figure 52. Burial 458, Skeleton [30,202].
Burial 459 (Square 101.U–V30, Cut [30,203], Fill [30,204], Skeleton
[30,206]), Color Plate 6.1
This burial cut truncated two walls: wall [29,957] and wall [21,909]. The burial
had been almost completely “scooped out,” and only the lowest 2–3 cm of the
bottom of the burial pit remained. This truncation most likely occurred during
the Selim Hassan excavations in the 1930s. Of the skeleton, only a few fragments
(~13) remained and no dentition was found. Determination of exact bone type of
the fragments is awaiting final laboratory analysis. Age and sex assessment were
impossible. No pathologies were noted.
Figure 53. Burial 459,
Skeleton [30,206].
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