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N 7438 — N 7439
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Young person of 16 or 17, sex undetermined. Epiphyses show no signs of joining. Plundered at
waist and all lower vertebrae broken out. Two of these were found in filling near south wall of
grave over skull at a point 50 cm. above floor. All the rest of skeleton intact. Both hands opened
flat before face, right on left. Some bones in palm of left hand stained green, and very small bits
of malachite were found at this spot. Light brown hair on underside of head, very fine and 6 cm.
long. Parallel to right forearm there lay upon the under matting a straight twig (10) or tree
branch with bark on. 28 cm. long, 1.2 cm. in diameter at south end and 1 cm. at other end. This
smaller end was sharpened to a blunt point, the marks of each slice taken off by the knife being
plainly visible. This was evidently an implement of some kind. Fragments of common coarse
clothing. Fragments of upper matting preserved at knees, Type II, lengthwise. Under matting
preserved back of skull and under legs, also Type II, lengthwise.
N 7438. Map D-8. Figure 119 a-d.
GRAVE: 165X 150-100 cm. Figure 119 a.
BURIAL: Adult(?) (sex?) on left side (?), heavily plundered. Figure 119 b.
GRAVE GOODS: In situ Nos. 1-4; probably disturbed Nos. 6-9.
1. Rough BrW. jar with pointed base. H. 25.0, D. 12.0 cm. Figure 119 d 4/3 lower. Con-
tained small quantity vegetable chaff mixed with pieces of charcoal.
2. Rough BrW. jar with pointed base. H. 22.0, D. 10.7 cm. Figure 119 d 1/2.
3. BkT. jar. H. 32.5, D. 19.0 cm. Figure 119 d 4/2. Contained chaff mixed with charcoal.
4. Rough BrW. jar. H. 34.0, D. 30.0 cm. Figure 119 d 4/1. Half full of blackened vegetable
chaff.
5. Rough BrW. jar. H. 14.0, D. 10.o cm. Figure 119 d 4/3 upper.
6. Bowl, dark plum wash inside. H. 13.0, D. 29.0 cm. Figure 119 d 3/1.
7. RW. dish, RPol. inside. H. 5.2, D. 12.5 cm. Figure 119 d 2/2.
8. Rough BrW. basin. H. 6.0, D. 21.0 cm. Figure 119 d 3/2.
9. Roughly worked slate palette with remains of green paint on underside. L. 13.0, W. 7.0
cm. Figure 119 c.
10. Under 3. Rough BrW. basin. H. 6.0, D. 19.5 cm. Figure 119 d 1/1.
In filling:
xi. Rough BrW. jar. H. 13.0, D. 9.5 cm. Figure 119 d 2/3.
xii. Fragmentary bowl, BkPol. inside. H. 7.5 cm. Figure 119 d 2/1.
xiii. Rough BrW. jar, broken. H. 29.0 cm. Figure 119 d 2/4. UCLMA 6-3693-3699.
Burial plundered. Skull missing, legs and arms disturbed. The burial had been covered with an
upper matting which had been upheld by boughs or tree limbs above it, to which it must have
been attached in some manner, and so suspended. These boughs are indicated by hatched lines
on Figure 119 a.
N 7439. Map D-8. Figure 119 e-g.
GRAVE: 90X80-100 cm. Figure 119 e.
BURIAL: Adult female completely plundered. Figure 119 g.
GRAVE GOODS: Along west edge of grave, not in original position, see Figure 119 e.
i. BkT. basin or cup. H. 15.5, D. 16.0 cm. Figure 119 f.
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Young person of 16 or 17, sex undetermined. Epiphyses show no signs of joining. Plundered at
waist and all lower vertebrae broken out. Two of these were found in filling near south wall of
grave over skull at a point 50 cm. above floor. All the rest of skeleton intact. Both hands opened
flat before face, right on left. Some bones in palm of left hand stained green, and very small bits
of malachite were found at this spot. Light brown hair on underside of head, very fine and 6 cm.
long. Parallel to right forearm there lay upon the under matting a straight twig (10) or tree
branch with bark on. 28 cm. long, 1.2 cm. in diameter at south end and 1 cm. at other end. This
smaller end was sharpened to a blunt point, the marks of each slice taken off by the knife being
plainly visible. This was evidently an implement of some kind. Fragments of common coarse
clothing. Fragments of upper matting preserved at knees, Type II, lengthwise. Under matting
preserved back of skull and under legs, also Type II, lengthwise.
N 7438. Map D-8. Figure 119 a-d.
GRAVE: 165X 150-100 cm. Figure 119 a.
BURIAL: Adult(?) (sex?) on left side (?), heavily plundered. Figure 119 b.
GRAVE GOODS: In situ Nos. 1-4; probably disturbed Nos. 6-9.
1. Rough BrW. jar with pointed base. H. 25.0, D. 12.0 cm. Figure 119 d 4/3 lower. Con-
tained small quantity vegetable chaff mixed with pieces of charcoal.
2. Rough BrW. jar with pointed base. H. 22.0, D. 10.7 cm. Figure 119 d 1/2.
3. BkT. jar. H. 32.5, D. 19.0 cm. Figure 119 d 4/2. Contained chaff mixed with charcoal.
4. Rough BrW. jar. H. 34.0, D. 30.0 cm. Figure 119 d 4/1. Half full of blackened vegetable
chaff.
5. Rough BrW. jar. H. 14.0, D. 10.o cm. Figure 119 d 4/3 upper.
6. Bowl, dark plum wash inside. H. 13.0, D. 29.0 cm. Figure 119 d 3/1.
7. RW. dish, RPol. inside. H. 5.2, D. 12.5 cm. Figure 119 d 2/2.
8. Rough BrW. basin. H. 6.0, D. 21.0 cm. Figure 119 d 3/2.
9. Roughly worked slate palette with remains of green paint on underside. L. 13.0, W. 7.0
cm. Figure 119 c.
10. Under 3. Rough BrW. basin. H. 6.0, D. 19.5 cm. Figure 119 d 1/1.
In filling:
xi. Rough BrW. jar. H. 13.0, D. 9.5 cm. Figure 119 d 2/3.
xii. Fragmentary bowl, BkPol. inside. H. 7.5 cm. Figure 119 d 2/1.
xiii. Rough BrW. jar, broken. H. 29.0 cm. Figure 119 d 2/4. UCLMA 6-3693-3699.
Burial plundered. Skull missing, legs and arms disturbed. The burial had been covered with an
upper matting which had been upheld by boughs or tree limbs above it, to which it must have
been attached in some manner, and so suspended. These boughs are indicated by hatched lines
on Figure 119 a.
N 7439. Map D-8. Figure 119 e-g.
GRAVE: 90X80-100 cm. Figure 119 e.
BURIAL: Adult female completely plundered. Figure 119 g.
GRAVE GOODS: Along west edge of grave, not in original position, see Figure 119 e.
i. BkT. basin or cup. H. 15.5, D. 16.0 cm. Figure 119 f.