Digital Object 1997
Description:
T2-I15. Young male individual, 16-18 years old, based on the relationship between occlusal wear and age, and the non-eruption of the upper third molar. In terms of bone maturation, he was the youngest individual.
The individual was generally of a not very robust build. No signs of degenerative disease or other pathology were observed. Height could not be estimated because no long bones could be measured. However, the length of the skeleton is 159 cm (Head - feet).
br> The individual was lying in a prone position with the face resting directly on the floor. The upper limbs were laid out extended and parallel to the body, with the hands in a lateral position. The lower limbs were also extended and parallel to each other. The body was tilted, with the right side resting on what would be the SW grave boundary. As a result, at the shoulder level it showed a position consistent with a traction movement that probably corresponded to the moment the individual was placed in the pit.
This individual decomposed in a mixed space, as some anatomical units such as cervical vertebrae or upper limbs were observed in strict connection, while the thorax and lower limbs revealed displaced connections and rotation. This was a consequence of the tilted posture of the body and the fact that its left side was on individual I14, which in turn gave it a very forced posture, and that during decomposition, empty spaces were created that allowed the movement and rotation of the femurs and tibias.
The individual was deposited with the head facing SE, directly on the NW grave boundary. The left side of the body rested on the right half of individual I14, making them one of the last to be laid.
The individual was generally of a not very robust build. No signs of degenerative disease or other pathology were observed. Height could not be estimated because no long bones could be measured. However, the length of the skeleton is 159 cm (Head - feet).
br> The individual was lying in a prone position with the face resting directly on the floor. The upper limbs were laid out extended and parallel to the body, with the hands in a lateral position. The lower limbs were also extended and parallel to each other. The body was tilted, with the right side resting on what would be the SW grave boundary. As a result, at the shoulder level it showed a position consistent with a traction movement that probably corresponded to the moment the individual was placed in the pit.
This individual decomposed in a mixed space, as some anatomical units such as cervical vertebrae or upper limbs were observed in strict connection, while the thorax and lower limbs revealed displaced connections and rotation. This was a consequence of the tilted posture of the body and the fact that its left side was on individual I14, which in turn gave it a very forced posture, and that during decomposition, empty spaces were created that allowed the movement and rotation of the femurs and tibias.
The individual was deposited with the head facing SE, directly on the NW grave boundary. The left side of the body rested on the right half of individual I14, making them one of the last to be laid.
Excavation campaign:
2013
Record type:
Individuals (skeletons)
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Archaeological site:
El Caño
Operation:
Operation 1
Stratigraphic group:
Tomb 2
Stratigraphic unit type:
Interment
Stratigraphic unit (finds):
134
Individual´s forensic data:
I15
Calibrated Age Range:
Cal AD 900 to 1020 (Cal BP 1050 to 930)
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Human bone remains
Location: Tomb and Stratigraphic Unit (UE):
T2-UE134
Forensic information:
Forensic record
Identification: Sex ( / age):
Male
Age:
16 to 18 years old
Digital Object 1997