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MM 1956: HR: 15 :: human remains

Object description: Adult+subadult. Male/female?

Object description

The remains of skeleton M are few and fragmentary. The only elements represented are the cranium, mandible, maxilla, some vertebrae, ribs and a scapula. These are all very small and fragile, the dental phase indicating an age of no more than one or two years at death. The endocranial aspect of the skull vault fragments have been glued together and show scattered pitting. The size of these lesions range from just one millimetre to almost 10mm in diameter, some of them penetrating the thin skull vault.

The remains seem to correlate with the tomb sketch, being depicted as a pile of shards above the head of skeleton L, most likely representing the skull of skeleton M. No grave goods have been associated with this skeleton. Hietanen, Linnea, p.32-33

Data elements

Inventory number

MM 1956: HR: 15

Serie nummer

2797

Object

human remains

Country - Findspot

Palestine : Asia

Country, Swedish - Findspot

Palestina (stat)

Place - Findspot

Jericho

Geographic name, alternative - Swedish

Israel; Jeriko

Material

Bone

Material, Swedish

Ben

Acquisition

Excavated by Kathleen Kenyon 1952-58. The material was bought from the english archaeological expedition 1956.

Description

Adult+subadult. Male/female?;

Time - Manufacturing, earliest

1900-1500 BC

Event - Was Present At

Samlingsbesök. 2023-11-30. Stockholms universitet. Urval inför analysansökan; Samlingsbesök. 2023-12-12. Stockholms universitet; Samlingsbesök. 2023-12-18 - 2023-12-19. Stockholms universitet

Comments

In connection with the purchase in 1956, the bone material from Jericho was said to consists in total of 12 individuals. Nine adults and three subadults. The investigation 2006 indicates 38 individuals, 26 adults and 12 subadults. The discrepancy in numbers is most likely due to an earlier confusion which may have taken place after the purchase. The investigation 2006 concluded the amount of individuals due to each archaeological designation, that is H11A-H, J-M, while the former conclusion is based on the whole trench H. Future analysis may therefor decrease the total amount of individuals. H11M: the present material consists of two individuals. H11M and K were placed in the same container with a somewhat vague labelling between themselves. Therefor it may still be a certain amount of confusion, especially the teeth. The skeletons depicted in this sketch (Kenyon´s) do not seem to entirely reflect the material at hand. The remains received for analysis are for example not always marked in agreement with the documentation. A commingling of the remains of several tightly packed burials is to be expected and can in many cases be remediated, but in this case many elements, notably skulls, have evidently been packed or sorted in total disregard of the sketch. In the tomb sketch each letter clearly represents a single individual, but in the material multiple individuals seem to be represented for each letter. Hietanen, Linnea, p.10 The minimum number of adult individuals was therefore estimated to a total of nine whereas the subadult remains are at least five. However, the material has been sorted to indicate that the remains comprise those of 10 individuals, and will thus be treated correspondingly. Hietanen, Linnea, p. 14 In%20connection%20with%20the%20purchase%20in%201956%2C%20the%20bone%20material%20from%20Jericho%20was%20said%20to%20consists%20in%20total%20of%2012%20individuals.%20Nine%20adults%20and%20three%20subadults.%20The%20investigation%202006%20indicates%2038%20individuals%2C%2026%20adults%20and%2012%20subadults.%20The%20discrepancy%20in%20numbers%20is%20most%20likely%20due%20to%20an%20earlier%20confusion%20which%20may%20have%20taken%20place%20after%20the%20purchase.%20The%20investigation%202006%20concluded%20the%20amount%20of%20individuals%20due%20to%20each%20archaeological%20designation%2C%20that%20is%20H11A-H%2C%20J-M%2C%20while%20the%20former%20conclusion%20is%20based%20on%20the%20whole%20trench%20H.%20Future%20analysis%20may%20therefor%20decrease%20the%20total%20amount%20of%20individuals.%20%0AH11M%3A%20the%20present%20material%20consists%20of%20two%20individuals.%20H11M%20and%20K%20were%20placed%20in%20the%20same%20container%20with%20a%20somewhat%20vague%20labelling%20between%20themselves.%20Therefor%20it%20may%20still%20be%20a%20certain%20amount%20of%20confusion%2C%20especially%20the%20teeth.%0A%0AThe%20skeletons%20depicted%20in%20this%20sketch%20%28Kenyon%C2%B4s%29%20do%20not%20seem%20to%20entirely%20reflect%20the%20material%20at%20hand.%20The%20remains%20received%20for%20analysis%20are%20for%20example%20not%20always%20marked%20in%20agreement%20with%20the%20documentation.%20A%20commingling%20of%20the%20remains%20of%20several%20tightly%20packed%20burials%20is%20to%20be%20expected%20and%20can%20in%20many%20cases%20be%20remediated%2C%20but%20in%20this%20case%20many%20elements%2C%20notably%20skulls%2C%20have%20evidently%20been%20packed%20or%20sorted%20in%20total%20disregard%20of%20the%20sketch.%20In%20the%20tomb%20sketch%20each%20letter%20clearly%20represents%20a%20single%20individual%2C%20but%20in%20the%20material%20multiple%20individuals%20seem%20to%20be%20represented%20for%20each%20letter.%20Hietanen%2C%20Linnea%2C%20p.10%20%0AThe%20minimum%20number%20of%20adult%20individuals%20was%20therefore%20estimated%20to%20a%20total%20of%20nine%20whereas%20the%20subadult%20remains%20are%20at%20least%20five.%20However%2C%20the%20material%20has%20been%20sorted%20to%20indicate%20that%20the%20remains%20comprise%20those%20of%2010%20individuals%2C%20and%20will%20thus%20be%20treated%20correspondingly.%20Hietanen%2C%20Linnea%2C%20p.%2014%0A%0A

Publications

Kenyon, K.M. 1965. Excavations at Jericho. The tombs excavated in 1955-58. Vol. 2. The British school of Archaeology in Jerusalem.; Hietanen, Linnea. 2017. Tomb H11 of Bronze Age Jericho: An osteological analysis of its remains and comparison with contemporary tombs in Jericho. Master thesis, Stockholm university, Dep of Archaeology and Classical Studies. Osteological Research Laboratory.

Loan out - Previously

2017.0001, Stockholms Universitet; 2017.0002, Stockholms Universitet; 2024.0010, Stockholms Universitet

Weight / Vikt

116,6

ncostae_sindx

6,2

ncranium_framgents_sindx

76,7

nlosa_dentes_sindx

5,5

novrig1_sindx

2,0

nscapula_sin

1,4

nvarius_fragments_sindx

21,1

nvertebrae_sindx

5,7

txovrig1

Adult vertebrae

txskeleton

H11M

Condition

Moderate. Fragmentary.

Conservation - Executed

Original register

WestAsia

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