Burial 8. In the north of the unit, the large collection of limestone
blocks of varying sizes first uncovered in 1:1,
sat upon a darker, gravelly soil (5YR 3/2) flecked with
charcoal and some small pieces of quartz. A sample
of this charcoal (cat. 458) was taken for radiocarbon
dating. This was originally labelled
as 1:3 F8, though the name was changed to Burial 3
upon discovery of human bone on the eastern side of the feature beneath one of the pieces of limestone. The bone sat atop another water-worn limestone
slab. A large piece of bone was found beneath the limestone block in the centre of the feature. Heavy clay
was found in the feature’s centre. More pale limestone
(small slabs) appeared as excavation of the feature continued and more bones were found. Ceramic sherds
were also found in the feature (cat. 460). In total, four
fragmentary human skulls were uncovered in the feature
as well as some fragmentary bone.
Burial 8. In the north of the unit, the large collection of limestone blocks of varying sizes first uncovered in 1:1, sat upon a darker, gravelly soil (5YR 3/2) flecked with charcoal and some small pieces of quartz. A sample of this charcoal (cat. 458) was taken for radiocarbon dating. This was originally labelled as 1:3 F8, though the name was changed to Burial 3 upon discovery of human bone on the eastern side of the feature beneath one of the pieces of limestone. The bone sat atop another water-worn limestone slab. A large piece of bone was found beneath the limestone block in the centre of the feature. Heavy clay was found in the feature’s centre. More pale limestone (small slabs) appeared as excavation of the feature continued and more bones were found. Ceramic sherds were also found in the feature (cat. 460). In total, four fragmentary human skulls were uncovered in the feature as well as some fragmentary bone.