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Early Medieval human remains
A near complete inhumation of an adult female aged 30-40 years (extended, supine) in a wooden coffin oriented west-east. The remains of the coffin were 'fairly extensive'.
Elements present: Crania, mandible, maxilla, loose teeth, vertebrae, scapula fragments, ribs, pelvis, L and R humerus, L and R ulna, L and R radius, L and R femur, L patella, L and R tibia fragments, L and R calcaneus, L and R talus, tarsals, carpals, metartarsals/metacarpals, phalanges, unidentified fragments.
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
95.56H/1.915
Find Information
Site Name: Great House Farm, Llandough
Grid Reference: ST 1681 7331
Collection Method: excavation
Date: 1994
Acquisition
donation, 28/7/1994
Should any artefacts be placed on display in any museum, then Ideal Homes Wales Ltd. should be acknowledged as the donor.
Material
Bone
Location
In store
Classification
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