Collection: | Agora | |
Type: | Deposit | |
Name: | J 1:4 | |
Title: | Infant burial | |
Category: | Burial | |
Description: | In NE corner of Room D. In a Byzantine vessel=P 34464. The position of the vessel in the corner of the room suggests that the burial was made after the construction of Byzantine Walls G and E. This type of burial is unique in this time period; the examination of the child's bones has indicated that it may have been miscarried. Disturbed Roman floor surfaces inside Byzantine Room D. | |
Notes: | Note that the grid is slightly different for P 34464. | |
Chronology: | 10th-11th c. A.D. | |
Date: | 12-26 June 2002 | |
Section: | ΒΖ | |
Grid: | J/14-1/15 | |
Elevation: | 53.71-53.4m. | |
Masl: | 53.4-53.71m. | |
References: | Report: 2002 Excavations Image: 2002.09.0006 Image: 2002.09.0007 |