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HARVARD AFRICAN STUDIES
K 3801. Plan IV (continued).
Burial:
Body B — sacrifice, under foot-half of bed; on left side, head east, shoulders
turned on breast, with left hand on ground behind head and right
hand over face; 9, skirt.
Ram — at foot of bed, disturbed.
Objects: 2-7, 9, in place; 1 and 8 disturbed.
1. Small jar, Blk. W. II—1; 14-3-979.
+2. Globular pot with neck, Bkt. XXIII-3; 14-3-980.
3. Large jar, B. C. R. IX-10; 14-3-981.
4. Large jar, B. C. R. IX-23; 14-3-982.
5. Large jar, C. R. IX-12; 14-3-983.
6. Beaker, Bkt. VIII-8 (a); 14-3-984.
7. Ostrich-feather fan; 14-3-985.
8a. Two drills (or awls), one with wooden handle; 14-3-986.
8b. Four bone awls; lengths, 10.3 cm. (two), 10.4 cm., 15.4 cm.; 14-3-987.
9. Leather skirt with white shell bead; 14-3-988a.
Circlet (disturbed), small blue ring-beads; 14-3-988b.
10. Bed of usual form, Type I—1, with plain foot-board (30 cm. high);
184 X 80 cm.; utterly decayed.
In the debris:
+i. Bowl, W. J. II—2; 14-3-990.
ii. Jar, K. W. IV-2; 14-3-989.
K XXXIX. Plan IV, Sheet A, sect. CB-fg. Pl. 30, 3. Fig. 157.
Tumulus: single-grave type, but with one subsidiary grave (circular); diameter
stone circle, 45 m.; height of mound above alluvium, 150 cm.; con-
struction as K XXI, etc.
Main Grave: K 3901, rectangular, 560 X 345 cm. = area of 19.3 sq. m., sunk
150 cm. in alluvium; orient., 3° north of east.
Burial: bed-burial with eighteen human sacrifices; southern half completely
cleared.
Body A — body and bed entirely removed, but place marked by two bed-
trenches, each 140 X 40 cm. and ca. 25 cm. deep; the eastern
trench is 60 cm. from the east wall and 150 cm. of floor separates
the two; the bed was thus along the eastern half of the south wall
and measured from 170-210 cm. in length by 70-110 cm. in width.
Body 0 — the body of the principal sacrifice was probably on the floor in front
of the bed in the vacant space north of Q and it is significant that
this place has been cleared out by the plunderers.
Body B — in middle of floor, west of the line of the foot of the bed; on right
side, head east with dagger, 6, lying across waist; right hand under
cheek; left forearm lies along blade of dagger (in scabbard), and
hand rests or holds dagger near point; 7, on head.
Body C — just west of B with head on feet of B, and knees of D; on left side,
head east; both hands under head.
HARVARD AFRICAN STUDIES
K 3801. Plan IV (continued).
Burial:
Body B — sacrifice, under foot-half of bed; on left side, head east, shoulders
turned on breast, with left hand on ground behind head and right
hand over face; 9, skirt.
Ram — at foot of bed, disturbed.
Objects: 2-7, 9, in place; 1 and 8 disturbed.
1. Small jar, Blk. W. II—1; 14-3-979.
+2. Globular pot with neck, Bkt. XXIII-3; 14-3-980.
3. Large jar, B. C. R. IX-10; 14-3-981.
4. Large jar, B. C. R. IX-23; 14-3-982.
5. Large jar, C. R. IX-12; 14-3-983.
6. Beaker, Bkt. VIII-8 (a); 14-3-984.
7. Ostrich-feather fan; 14-3-985.
8a. Two drills (or awls), one with wooden handle; 14-3-986.
8b. Four bone awls; lengths, 10.3 cm. (two), 10.4 cm., 15.4 cm.; 14-3-987.
9. Leather skirt with white shell bead; 14-3-988a.
Circlet (disturbed), small blue ring-beads; 14-3-988b.
10. Bed of usual form, Type I—1, with plain foot-board (30 cm. high);
184 X 80 cm.; utterly decayed.
In the debris:
+i. Bowl, W. J. II—2; 14-3-990.
ii. Jar, K. W. IV-2; 14-3-989.
K XXXIX. Plan IV, Sheet A, sect. CB-fg. Pl. 30, 3. Fig. 157.
Tumulus: single-grave type, but with one subsidiary grave (circular); diameter
stone circle, 45 m.; height of mound above alluvium, 150 cm.; con-
struction as K XXI, etc.
Main Grave: K 3901, rectangular, 560 X 345 cm. = area of 19.3 sq. m., sunk
150 cm. in alluvium; orient., 3° north of east.
Burial: bed-burial with eighteen human sacrifices; southern half completely
cleared.
Body A — body and bed entirely removed, but place marked by two bed-
trenches, each 140 X 40 cm. and ca. 25 cm. deep; the eastern
trench is 60 cm. from the east wall and 150 cm. of floor separates
the two; the bed was thus along the eastern half of the south wall
and measured from 170-210 cm. in length by 70-110 cm. in width.
Body 0 — the body of the principal sacrifice was probably on the floor in front
of the bed in the vacant space north of Q and it is significant that
this place has been cleared out by the plunderers.
Body B — in middle of floor, west of the line of the foot of the bed; on right
side, head east with dagger, 6, lying across waist; right hand under
cheek; left forearm lies along blade of dagger (in scabbard), and
hand rests or holds dagger near point; 7, on head.
Body C — just west of B with head on feet of B, and knees of D; on left side,
head east; both hands under head.