Digital Object 2027
Description:
T7-I23. SEX: not determined, since it was considered an infant individual. AGE: subadult. Based on dental development and eruption, this is an individual aged 12 years +/- 30 months. HEIGHT: The length in grave of the individual was 144 cm.
Individual I23 was located on the NW side of the tomb, in a separate bed of the NW edge of the tomb. The orientation of the body was SW-NE (head-feet), perpendicular to the major axis of the tomb and parallel to the NW edge of the tomb, although located outside the limits of the mass grave. It is physically separated from the group of individuals that make up the burial. It was interpreted as a guardian of this side of the tomb. It has a specific type of dish on the chest. On the other, southern, edge of the tomb there is also another such guardian, with the same type of plate.
The arms were found stretched along the body and the legs were also stretched, although slightly bent at the knee, causing greater than normal separation at the knees and also the ankles. The feet were on the northwest edge of the tomb, showing the plantar face. The anatomical connections were close in all the recovered parts. That is why it is thought that they were buried in a densely packed space.
Individual I23 was located on the NW side of the tomb, in a separate bed of the NW edge of the tomb. The orientation of the body was SW-NE (head-feet), perpendicular to the major axis of the tomb and parallel to the NW edge of the tomb, although located outside the limits of the mass grave. It is physically separated from the group of individuals that make up the burial. It was interpreted as a guardian of this side of the tomb. It has a specific type of dish on the chest. On the other, southern, edge of the tomb there is also another such guardian, with the same type of plate.
The arms were found stretched along the body and the legs were also stretched, although slightly bent at the knee, causing greater than normal separation at the knees and also the ankles. The feet were on the northwest edge of the tomb, showing the plantar face. The anatomical connections were close in all the recovered parts. That is why it is thought that they were buried in a 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:
I23
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):
Undetermined
Age:
10 to 14 years old
Digital Object 2027