Anthropos 94.1999
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No Room for the Dead
Table 1: Summary of Burials Encountered at Well Pad No 2, Majuro Island (“Laura”), Majuro Atoll. (© Dirk H. R. Spennemann
1994)
N° Location Level Exposed
1 Profile
2 Profile
3 Profile
4 Area A 4
4a Area A 4
partially
partially
partially
partially
partially
Level of Dis
turbance
no major
no major
no major
no major
no major
Position Orientation
of body
supine? ?
supine? ?
supine? ?
supine N55E
supine N75E
Head
points
towards
Burial goods
Stone
packing
Profile
Area B 2
Area B 3
Area B 3
Area B 3
partially
see burial 21
skull, humerus
fully, legs in
profile
partially
very
very disturbed
no major
no major
supine !
supine, N91) b
torso
to right
supine N90E
?
N350E
N180E
5 arm rings, beads
10 Area B
11 Area B
12 Area B
partially
partially
skull outside area
arm only
partially
no major
no major
no major
no major
no major
supine N90E
supine N90E
supine, N55E
right foot
twisted
supine,
hands in
lap
supine,
right hand
in lap
N75E
N90E
NOE
N190E
N145E
up
up
1 Vasticardium charm
Area B
Area B
17 Area B 4
18 Area B 4
19 Area B 4
very
partially
partially
skull only
skull+chest
no major
no major
no major
no major
no major
supine ?
supine N70E
supine N55E
supine N55E?
supine N55E
N145E
N145E
N145E
2 arm rings, beads,
1 Vasticardium
charm(?), 2
Cypraea shells
one arm ring
yes
20 Area B
21 Area B
22
Area B
Area B
Area B
4
skull only
no major
supine?
N55E
N145E?
4
partially
very
supine
N55E
up
4 arm rings, beads,
1 nose ring,
3 bone needles
yes
4
partially
partially de
stroyed by
pipeline
supine
N80E
?
4
skull only
no major
supine?
N55E?
N350E?
3+4
partially
leg area dis
turbed, left
leg partially
missing
supine
N55E
N350E?
1 arm ring
4
partially
head only?
?
?
?
4
partially
no major
supine
N65E
N150E
4
partially
no major
supine
N50E
N140E
4
skull only
no major
supine?
N55E?
N140E?
4
skull only
no major
supine?
N55E
N145E
Area B
Area B
Area B
Area B
Area B
