Digital Object 2017
Description:
T7-I13. Female individual based on the gracility of the recovered bones. The diameter of the humeral head would also indicate a female individual.
Age: Young adult, with completed bone growth, between 25 and 35 years of age at the time of death.
Height: Unable to determine.
Individual located under Individual I12. Individual I13 was located on the SW side of the grave, under individual I12, forming part of the edge of the tomb. Although only the hips and incomplete legs were recovered, the individual's orientation was SE-NW (head-feet). They were found in a lateral decubitus position, on their right side, facing the interior of the tomb. This position is similar to the one observed in individual I12, who was placed on top of the body and this could indicate a pattern of behaviour when placing the corpses on the edges of the grave, without completely discounting the possibility of displacement of that edge prior to the decomposition of the corpses.
Based on the orientation of the recovered remains of the individual, the rest of the body would have adapted to the contour of the tomb, although it was not fully recovered. The area of the head must have been in the southern corner of the tomb, even if it was slightly twisted to the east, so as not to leave the tomb's boundaries.
The anatomical connections remain close in all the recovered parts. The recovered bones were buried in densely packed space.
Age: Young adult, with completed bone growth, between 25 and 35 years of age at the time of death.
Height: Unable to determine.
Individual located under Individual I12. Individual I13 was located on the SW side of the grave, under individual I12, forming part of the edge of the tomb. Although only the hips and incomplete legs were recovered, the individual's orientation was SE-NW (head-feet). They were found in a lateral decubitus position, on their right side, facing the interior of the tomb. This position is similar to the one observed in individual I12, who was placed on top of the body and this could indicate a pattern of behaviour when placing the corpses on the edges of the grave, without completely discounting the possibility of displacement of that edge prior to the decomposition of the corpses.
Based on the orientation of the recovered remains of the individual, the rest of the body would have adapted to the contour of the tomb, although it was not fully recovered. The area of the head must have been in the southern corner of the tomb, even if it was slightly twisted to the east, so as not to leave the tomb's boundaries.
The anatomical connections remain close in all the recovered parts. The recovered bones were buried in densely packed space.
Excavation campaign:
2015
Record type:
Individuals (skeletons)
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Archaeological site:
El Caño
Operation:
Operation 1
Stratigraphic group:
Tomb 7
Stratigraphic unit type:
Interment
Stratigraphic unit (finds):
301
Individual´s forensic data:
I13
Calibrated Age Range:
Cal AD 770 to 905 (Cal BP 1180 to 1045)/Cal AD 920 to 965 (Cal BP 1030 to 985)
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Human bone remains
Location: Tomb and Stratigraphic Unit (UE):
T7-UE301
Forensic information:
Forensic record
Identification: Sex ( / age):
Female
Age:
25 to 35 years old
Digital Object 2017