Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean (14.2002(2003))

WEST SAQQARA

EGYPT

Table 1. Description of subadult remains according to state of preservation and age at death

Item
lurial no.
Age category
Description
1.
46
infans I, 2-3 yrs
single burial; accurate wrapping in bandages; poor mummification; decayed
body; fragmented skeleton; deciduous dentition completed
2.
49
infans I, c. 7 yrs
double burial with adult; obvious traces of mummification; remains of
bandages; decomposed body; well preserved bones tinged dark brown by resin
3.
53
infans II, 8-9 yrs
single burial in wooden coffin with red inscription; poor mummification;
bones well preserved
4.
73
infans I, 5-6 yrs
single burial; body mummified but totally decomposed; strong oxidation;
well preserved skeleton; bones in situ
3.
77
infans I, c. 7 yrs
single burial; accurate wrapping in bandages; poor mummification; body
totally decomposed; skeleton incompletely preserved
6.
81
child, age unknown
single burial; lying on mat; no traces of mummification; skeleton
incompletely preserved; bones fragmented
7.
84
juvenis, 17-18 yrs
single burial; accurate wrapping in bandages; satisfactory mummification;
well preserved bones
8.
85
infans II, 7-8 yrs
single burial; skeleton sufficiently well preserved.
9.
98
infans I, birth-6 ms
single burial; no traces of mummification; long bones well preserved; skull
badly damaged
10.
99
infans I, c. 2 yrs
single burial; strongly oxidized; mummy wrapped in bandages with great
care; skeleton sufficiently well preserved
11.
116
infans I, c. 1 yr
double burial with adult; no traces of mummification; bones in anatomical
order; skeleton well preserved
12.
121
juvenis, 14-18 yrs
single burial; buried in wooden coffin; strongly oxidized; mummy wrapped
in bandages; body decomposed; skeleton incomplete, bones well preserved
13.
126
infans II, c. 11 yrs
single burial; no traces of mummification; skeleton moderately preserved
14.
130
infans I, c. 2 yrs
double burial with adult; no traces of mummification; skeleton incomplete
15.
139
infans II, 9-10 yrs
single burial; no traces of mummification; skull destroyed; single bones
preserved
16.
144
infans I, 6-7 yrs
single burial; no traces of mummification; skeleton destroyed; bones
fragmented
17.
162
infans I, c. 3 yrs
single burial; no traces of mummification; bones well preserved
18.
167
infans I, 2-3 yrs
single burial; no traces of mummification; skeleton well preserved; bones in
anatomical position
19.
177
juvenis, c. 18 yrs
double burial with another child (no. 188); no traces of mummification;
skeleton well preserved
20.
188
infans II, 12-14 yrs
double burial with another subadult (no. 177); no traces of mummification;
skeleton well preserved
21.
181
infans I, 12-18 ms
triple burial: female 35-40 yrs old, infant (No. 181) and child (No. 184);
mummified; skeleton moderately preserved
22.
184
infans I, 6-7 yrs
triple burial: female 35-40 yrs old, infant (No. 181) and child (No. 184);
mummified; skeleton moderately preserved

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