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Tomb (39):
This tomb contains 3 mixed burials. The age is difficult to estimate but most probably they are all young. Their nos. are (51-82), (51-82A) and (51-82B).
* Skeleton (51-82):
The bones found belong to an infant aged about one year. The available bones are:
* Skull: a very few bones.
* Lower limb:
- Tibia and fibula: right and left.
* Vertebrae: some neural arches are united posteriorly, while some others are still in halves. The bodies are all separate.
* Skeleton (51-82A):
The bones belong to a child aged about two years. These are:
* Lower limb:
- Innominate bone: right and left ilium.
- Femur: right and left.
- Tibia and fibula: right and left.
* Skeleton (51-82B):
The bones found belong to a child about two years of age. These are:
* Lower limb:
- Innominate bone: right and left ilium.
- Femur: right and left.
- Tibia: right and left.
Tomb (40):
This tomb contains 2 burials nos. (25-45) and (25-45A).
* Skeleton (25-45):
This skeleton belongs to an adult male aged about 40 years. Many bones are missing the remaining bones are:
* Upper limb:
- Scapula: right and left. The left acromion is large and rough. The upper surface is irregular showing a cavity, most probably due to chronic osteomyelitis.
- Clavicle: the lateral end of the left clavicle is rough, irregular with a cavity; most probably due to chronic osteomyelitis (pl. 6-2).
- Humerus: right and left. The deltoid tuberosity of right humerus is well marked.
- Hand bones: a few carpal bones are present.
* Lower limb:
- Tibia and fibula: right and left. The soleal lines of both tibiae and the interosseous borders of the fibulae are abnormally prominent (pl. 6-3).
* Ribs: fragments.
* Vertebrae: only 3 intact thoracic vertebrae.
* Skeleton (25-45A):
It consists of a few bones belonging to a child of about one year. A few bones are present which are mostly broken.
* Lower limb:
- Femur: right and left.
- Foot bones: some phalanges.
* Ribs: fragments.
Tomb (41):
This tomb contains one burial no. (40-63).
* Skeleton (40-63):
This skeleton belongs to an adult male aged about 40 years. It is almost a complete skeleton.
* Skull:
- The skull is rounded with a flat occiput. The styloid process is long and there is a healed fracture of the nasal bone (pl. 6-4A).
- The nasal septum appears deviated to one side (pl. 6-4B).
* Mandible: there is a small deep fossa on the inner aspect of the mandible to the left of the median plane; most probably a bone cyst.
* Laryngeal cartilages: thyroid and cricoid cartilages are nearly completely ossified (pl. 6-5).
* Upper limb:
- Scapula: right. The acromion is bulky and rough, with irregular upper surface (pl. 6-6).
- Clavicle: right. The lateral end of the bone is rough irregular with cavity formation (pl. 6-6), most probably due to chronic osteomyelitis.
- Humerus: right. It shows strong muscle attachments.
- Radius and ulnar: right and left.
* Lower limb:
- Innominate bone: right and left.
- Femur: right and left.
- Tibia and fibula: right and left.
- Foot bones: most tarsal bones are rough with bony projections.
The heads of the 1st metatarsal bones of both sides are rough with bony osteophytes. The shafts of the 5th metatarsal bone on both sides show periosteal new bone formation and bony elevations on the surface (pl. 6-7).
Phalanges of the big toe show lipping, and roughness at their bases.
* Sternum (pl. 6-8):
- Ossified 1st costal cartilages are fused with the manubrium on both sides.
- Part of the 5th costal cartilage is seen fixed to the body. The margins of the costal facets show lipping and bony projections.
* Ribs:
- Most of the heads of the ribs show roughness and lipping i.e., show osteoarthritis.
- The shafts of the last 2 ribs on the right side are joined together by callus due to healed fracture (pl. 6-9).
* Vertebrae:
- Cervical vertebrae:
Atlas: an ossified ligament bridges over the groove for the vertebral artery on the posterior arch of the atlas (pl. 6- 10).
The articular surface for the dens (on inner surface of the anterior arch of the atlas) shows lipping and bony osteophytes.
Axis: ossified part of the apical ligament thus elongating the dens. Inferior articular facets show lipping and roughness, i.e., osteoarthritis.
3-7 C.V.: the bodies are joined together by ossified anterior longitudinal ligaments and to a lesser extent, by the posterior longitudinal ligament (pl. 6-11).
- Thoracic vertebrae: the bodies of 5 lower T.V. are fused by ossified anterior longitudinal ligaments (pl. 6-12).
- Lumbar vertebrae: large osteophytes are seen especially between the 3rd and the 4th L.V. (pl. 6-13).
- Sacrum.
Tomb (42):
This tomb contains 4 burials nos. (26-46), (26-47), (26-47A) and (26-47B).
* Skeleton (26-47):
This is an incomplete skeleton belonging to a child of six years old. The available bones are:
* Skull:
- Occipital bone: all its parts are fused.
- Spheno-occipital suture open.
- All maxillary teeth are erupted.
* Mandible: the 2 halves are fused with all milk teeth erupted.
* Upper limb:
- Scapula: left only.
- Clavicle: left only.
- Humerus: left only.
- Hand bones: almost complete.
* Lower limb:
- Innominate bones: right and left ilium, right and left ischium and right and left pubis.
- Femur: right and left.
- Tibia and fibula: right and left.
- Foot bones: many bones are present.
* Ribs: almost all ribs are present.
* Vertebrae:
- Epiphyseal rings are absent in all regions. The bodies and neural arches are all fused.
- Sacral vertebrae are still separate.
* Skeleton (26-47):
This skeleton is incomplete and belongs to an infant aged about one year. The available bones are:
* Skull:
-The occipital bone is still in 4 pieces.
* Upper limb:
- Scapula: right and left.
- Clavicle right and left.
- Humerus: right and left.
- Radius and ulna: right and left.
* Lower limb:
- Innominate bone: right and left ischium.
* Skeleton (26-47A):
This skeleton is incomplete and belongs to a child aged about 20 months. The available bones are:
* Skull:
- Occipital bone: all its parts are fused together.
- Sphenoid bone: all its parts are fused together.
- Spheno-occipital suture open.
- The 1st milk molar is erupted but the 2nd milk molar is still erupting.
* Mandible:
- The 2 halves are fused together.
- The 1st milk molar is erupted while the 2nd is just erupting.
* Upper limb:
- Clavicle: right.
* Lower limb:
- Femur: right and left.
- Tibia and fibula: right and left.
* Vertebrae:
- Neural arches are fused posteriorly but the bodies are separate without epiphyseal rings.
- Sacrum: sacral pieces are separate.
* Skeleton (26-47B):
A few bones are present in this burial and belong to a full-term fetus.
* Upper limb:
- Clavicle: right.
- Radius and ulna: right bones only.
* Lower limb:
- Innominate bone: ilium (left), pubis (right).
- Femur: right and left.
- Tibia and fibula: right and left.
* Vertebrae: some vertebral pieces are present.
Tomb (43):
This tomb contains one burial no.(9).
* Skeleton (9):
This skeleton belongs to a child aged about 18 months. The available bones are:
* Skull:
- Incomplete bones and mostly broken.
- Sphenoid bone: united.
- Maxillary teeth: the 1st milk molar erupted but the 2nd not.
* Mandible:
- United 2 halves.
- The first milk molar is just erupting.
* Upper limb:
- Scapula: right and left.
- Clavicle: right and left.
- Humerus: right and left.
- Radius and ulna: right and left. The left radius is broken.
* Lower limb:
- Innominate bone: right and left ilium, right and left ischium and right and left pubis.
- Femur: right and left.
- Tibia and fibula: right and left.
* Vertebrae:
- Cervical vertebrae: neural arches are still in halves with the bodies still separate.
- Thoracic and lumbar vertebrae: the neural arches are united but the bodies are still separate.
Tomb (44):
This tomb contains 2 burials nos. (11-23) and (11-23A).
* Skeleton (11-23):
This skeleton belongs to an old male aged more than 60 years. The available bones are huge and strong, they are:
* Mandible:
* Hyoid bone.
* Thyroid cartilage: completely ossified.
* Upper limb:
- Scapula: right and left.
- Clavicle: right and left .
- Humerus: right and left.
- Radius and ulna: right and left.
- Hand bones: many are present.
* Lower limb:
- Innominate bone: right (intact) and left (broken).
- Femur: right and broken left.
- Tibia and fibula: right and left. The left bones are broken.
- Foot bones: almost complete.
* Ribs: almost complete.
* Vertebrae:
- Cervical vertebrae: all is present and some show slight lipping.
- Thoracic vertebrae: all is present. The lower thoracic show lipping which is more marked in lower ones.
- Lumbar vertebrae: all is present and show marked lipping.
* Skeleton (11-23A):
This skeleton belongs to an adult male aged about 18 years. The available bones are:
* Upper limb:
- Humerus: right and left.
- Radius and ulna: right and left.
- Hand bones: a few bones are present.
* Lower limb:
- Innominate bone: right and left.
- Femur: right and left.
- Foot bones: a few bones are present.
* Sternum.
* Ribs: a few and broken.
* Vertebrae: 4 lumbar vertebrae.
Tomb (45):
This tomb contains mixed bones belonging to 6 burials. They are numbered (A), (B), (C1 and C2) and (D1 and D2).
* Skeleton (A):
This burial belongs to an infant aged about one year. The available bones are:
* Skull: a few broken bones including parts of the occipital bone.
* Mandible: fused with the deciduous incisors are erupted.
* Upper limb:
- Clavicle: right.
- Humerus: right and left.
- Radius and ulna: right and left.
* Lower limb:
- Innominate bone: right and left ilium, right and left ischium and right and left pubis.
- Femur: right (intact) and left (broken).
- Tibia: right (intact) and left (broken).
* Vertebrae:
- Cervical vertebrae: neural arches are all in halves and the bodies are separate.
- Thoracic and lumbar vertebrae: the neural arches are fused posteriorly but the bodies are all still separate.
* Skeleton (B):
This burial belongs to an infant of about one year. The available bones are:
* Skull: parts of occipital bone.
* Mandible: the 2 halves are fused with erupted deciduous incisors.
* Upper limb:
- Scapula: right and left.
- Clavicle: right and left.
- Ulna: left only.
* Lower limb:
- Innominate bone: ilium (right and left), ischium (right and left) and pubis (right and left).
- Femur: right and left.
- Tibia and fibula (right and left).
* Vertebrae:
- Cervical vertebrae: the neural arches are in halves and the bodies are separate.
- Thoracic and lumbar vertebrae: the neural arches are fused posteriorly while the bodies are separate.
* Skeletons (C1 and C2):
This burial consists of a small collection of bones, one belonging to an infant of the age of one year (C1), while the other belongs to a child aged 2 years (C2).
* Skeletons (D1 and D2):
This burial consists of a collection of 2 skeletons, one belonging to a full-term fetus (D1), while the other belongs to an infant aged one year (D2).
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