Digital Object 2138
Description:
EU087. Deposit composed of two osaments, garments and offerings located 1.50 m - 1.20 m from the surface, inside the grave of tomb T2. It occupies a rectangular floor space of 2.50 m x 1 m. The matrix is brown clay with reddish tones and has a high sand content. The unit is partly disturbed by what appears to be the effect of footsteps. Its surface is horizontal but irregular. The most removed sector is the NW. It contains fragments of human bones of adult individuals, marine ray bones, arrowheads, among other materials. To the NE were found the remains of an adult of which only tibia and fibula of both legs are conserved and two sets of plate and pot, both of small dimensions, which were placed at their feet. The body was oriented with the feet to the S. Immediately to the W of this individual was found a sub-adult (length 54 cm), with the head oriented to the W. To the S extends a rectangular feature framed by a row of small bowls, plates and jars in miniature fragmented, although maintaining its original geometry. In the center of the feature was found a pectoral and two bracelets both small and gold. They were placed in an articulated form, as if they had been dressed by a small boy buried in a ventral decubitus, with his arms bent over his chest and his hands placed under his chin. No human remains were found. Its hypothetical head would be oriented to the E. Al W of this feature was found a second group of vessels, pots, bowls and jars larger than those described above, fragmented and keeping its original geometry. This unit was not found inside a pit but on the UE098 unit, a clogging filler interposed with the UE100 unit. We believe it is the remains of a post-liminal offering.
Excavation campaign:
2009
Record type:
Stratigraphic unit register
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Archaeological site:
El Caño
Operation:
Operation 1
Stratigraphic group:
Tomb 2
Stratigraphic unit type:
Interment-offering
Stratigraphic unit (characteristics):
087
Digital Object 2138