Abu Hureyra 2

Trench B Levels

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Phase	Level	Absolute Number	Trench Find Number	Neolithic (N) or Modern (M)	Burial Form	Skeletal Remains	Associated Finds
7	163	73.2255	408	N	Shallow grave	pelvis and vertebrae of adult male	animal bones
8	166	73.2402 73.2168	388	N	Small pit in wall 139	Postcranial remains of one child aged 3-5 years	2 pink 73.2593, 73.2594, and 3 black 73.2595, 73.2596, 73.2597, cylindrical stone beads
8	160	73.2127	305	N	Seated in pit in wall 139	Skull of c. 10 year old child and a few postcranial bones
8	159	73.2953	528	N	In fill of entrance to room 3	Skeleton of infant aged 18-24 months
8	159	73.2288	508	N	In fill of room 3, tightly flexed on side	Postcranial skeleton of female adult aged 20-25
8	159	73.2399	511	N	In fill of room 3, flexed, lying SW-NE, associated with 73.2401	Postcranial skeleton of young female
8	159	73.2401	512	N	In fill of room 3, associated with 73.2399	femurs, scapula	Bos sp. horn core bone bag 225, bone with impressions of mat wrapping 73.2611
8	159	73.2400	513	N	Wrapped in matting facing north against wall 139 in fill of room 3	Skull of young adult ? male	Matting impressions on clay 73.2610
8	159	73.3273	390	N	In section G-H	Skull of c. 8 year old child and skull of adult male
8	159	73.2949	372	N	pit in room 3, flexed, on left side, head to south	Skeleton of adult male associated with 73.2167
8	159	73.2167	373	N	Pit in room 3	Postcranial skeleton of young male associated with 73.2949
8	159	73.2745	349	N	In room 3	Hand bones
8	155	73.2748	358	N	In lane between houses	Skull of adult
8	154	73.2132	366	N	Flexed, lying NW-SE under plaster floor in mudbrick house	Headless skeleton of adult male, left mandibular ramus of 12 year old child	Many flints
8	144	73.1786	327	N	Pit in room 2	Adult, 3 children (c. 6, 8, 12 years old), and infant, with 73.1785
8	144	73.1788	326	N	Pit in room 2	Skeleton of young adult female, remains of young adult and child	Flint knife 73.1797, butterfly bead 73.1933 under burial
8	144	73.2277	326	N	Pit in room 2	Skeleton of young female
8	144	73.2278	326	N	Pit in room 2	Skeleton	3 1/2 baked clay beads 73.1879
8	144	73.1927	313	N	Pit in room 2	Tibia, fibula, other postcranial bones near 73.178
8	144	73.1604	298	N	Flexed, pit in room 2	Skull, a few postcranial bones of adult female with 12 year old child
8	144	73.1929	298	N	Pit in room 2	Bones of child, near 73.1604
8	144	73.1784	297	N	Pit in room 2	Crushed skull, postcranial bones of adult	Cylindrical clay bead 73.1642
8	144	73.2397	297	N	Pit in room 2	Skeleton of Adolescent
8	144	73.1926	318	N	Pit in room 2	Long bones, probably from adult 73.1784
8	144	73.2060	318	N	Pit in room 2	Incomplete skeletons of perinatal infant, child, and an adult, between 73.1785, 73.1784
8	144	73.2067	318	N	Pit in room 2	Incomplete skeletons between 73.1785, 73.1784
8	144	73.1785	296	N	Flexed, on left side, head to SW, pit in room 2	Skeleton of elderly adult female, remains of child and 13 year old adolescent	2 butterfly beads 73.1793, 73.1794, under skull, bone point 73.1641
8	144	73.1787	295	N	Flexed, on left side, head to NW pit in room 2	Adolescent skeleton	4 cylindrical clay beads 73.1637
8	144	73.1783	287	N	Pit in room 2	Skeleton of mature female	Bone point 73.1528 butterfly bead 73.1684, 2 cylindrical baked clay beads 73.2393, turquoise bead 73.2087, stone disc bead 73.2088
8	139	73.2172	393	N	In wall 139	Skeleton
8	139	73.2133	367	N	In wall 139, room 3	Skull of adolescent or young adult
8	134	73.1569	258	N	Flexed, pit in room 3	Skeleton of c. 8 year old child, some female adult postcranial bones
8	128	73.1928	234	N	Flexed, skull inverted with basal aspect uppermost, in room 3	1 skull, 2 mandibles, vertebrae, arm and finger bones from young adult male and older adult
8	128	73.1570	216	N	In room 3	Mandible, postcranial bones from adult ? female and 2 children c. 6 and 10 years old
8	127	73.1571	211	N	On left side, head to NE, pit in room 3	Red-colored skull and skeleton of adult male, remains of second adult and an adolescent	animal bones
8	101	73.1186	212	N	On right side, head to W, in room 3	Skull, a few postcranial bones from an old man
8	101	73.1046	204	N	In room 3	Skull, a few postcranial bones
8	101	73.1045	203	N	On right side, head to N, in room 3	Skull
8	101	73.1044	202	N	Lying on back, head to NE, in room 3	Skull, scapulae, vertebrae, arm bones, ribs of adult female
8	101	73.541	201	N	Flexed, on right side, head to E, in room 3	Flexed skeleton of young adult male
8	70	73.1568	256	N	Pit in lane between two houses	Mandible, other postcranial bones	Flints, arrowhead tang 73.1386, scraper 73.1387
9	78 & 71	73.31	8	N	Pit in room 1	2 crushed skulls, postcranial bones of 6-7 people, including 1 adult ? female and 1 child
10	67	72.518	75	N	Occupation soil in room	Incomplete skeleton
10	63	72.598	69	N	In occupation soil outdoors	A few bones	Many animal bones
10	52	72.264B	41	N	Flezed, skeleton encased in gypsum plaster, wrapped in matting, part of surface painted with cinnabar, head to W	Skeleton of c. 12 year old adolescent	Gypsum plaster, traces of cinnabar
11	93	73.70	24	M	Lying extened on back, head to W, arms bent, in intrusive pit	skeleton of adult female
11	71	73.56	21	M	Intrusive	Skull
11	67	72.519	76	M	Aligned NE-SW, in intrusive pit	Child's skeleton
11	50	72.264	43	M	On back, head to W, in pit under stone slab	Child's skeleton
11	37	72.164	35	M	Shallow grave	Child's skeleton
11	37	72.163	34	M	Extended, on right side, head to W, in pit	Child's skeleton
11	27	72.161	33	M	On back, head to NE, in pit	Child's skeleton
11	14	72.162 & 72.600	32	M	Extended on right side, head to SW, skull displaced, in pit under stone slab	Skeleton of mature adult female and 2 perinatal infants
11	5	72.588	7	M	Flexed, on back, head to SW, in pit	Skull of c. 9 month old infant, a few postcranial bones
11	1	72.4	1	M	Surface level	Skull
11	50	72.264	43	M	In intrusive pit	Child's skeleton