Individual: HU

Sex: female ?

Age: 25-30 years

Burial Type: primary flexed right

Orientation of Burial: Orientation: EW

Description: A very fragile skeleton lying on the right side was found below a fire pit. The left arm was raised toward the head; the right arm was bent at an angle of 90 degrees. The lower part of the skeleton was missing due to disturbance. Below the burial a second fire pit was discovered. The corpse was adorned with a necklace, a bracelet on the left wrist, and a loincloth decorated with snail shells. The skeleton is extremely fragile and lacks the right pelvic bone, sacrum, and the lower limbs. Fragments from the skull, trunk, and hands reveal blackening caused by short-term exposure to fire (c. 300–400 degrees centigrade).

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