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Early Medieval human remains
A near-complete inhumation of an adult male c.30-40 years old (extended, supine) in a plain grave oriented west-east. The pelvis was damaged by stones in the grave fill.
Elements present: Cranium, mandible, loose teeth (pathology: very worn with calculus and periodontal disease), L and R clavicle, L and R scapula, ribs, vertebrae, L and R humerus, L and R radius, L and R ulna, L and R femur, L and R tibia, L and R fibula, pelvis, L and R patella (pathology: osteoarthritis), metatarsals (pathology: arthritis on 1st metatarsals), metacarpals, phalanges (pathology: possible infection/osteoarthritis on distal phalanges), L and R calcaneus (pathology: possible infection/osteoarthritis), L and R talus, carpals and tarsals.
Possible extra tibia fragment from another individual?
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Site Name: Great House Farm, Llandough