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Code
MEM.08.26
Season
2008
Narrative

07.25.2008Today 2 people worked on Burial 08 trying to define the edges of the 3 capstones so that the tractor can pull them off. The other 3 started out working on locus 4 of B07 where they found part of a radius and right mastoid/temporal. These bones seem to be loose in the mtrix making it likely that the tomb was looted. After trying to clean the human remains in B06 on my own, I decided that I was going to need help. My idea was to cut under the bones and take them out in a block. Then I can slowly pick them apart after they dry. However, the matrix underneath was pretty difficult to dig through. We would up taking out about 2 large chunks and several smaller. And of course there was more damage to bones in the process but hopefully I can salvage more than otherwise. The pelvis is totally encased, I don't know how much of it or the vertebrae survived. It was amazingly heavy to cary! And everyone else left just Harout and I for some reason to carry "Buster". Buster is now drying out in the equipment shed.