Marisia - Maros Megyei Múzeum Évkönyve 33/4. (2013)
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Data concerning changes in a cemetery surrounding a medieval church 269 We only excavated a part of the grave, its filling was yellowish brown, thick, containing chunks of mortar, pebbles, it disturbed graves GR-93 and GR-95, while GR-84 had been buried on top of it. GR-97: trench 1 (30-37.5 m), T: east-west, P: 18th cent. We only noticed a part of the coffin, no nails were found, its filling was gray, loose, containing chunks of mortar and roof tiles, it disturbed GR-98. GR-98: trench 1 (30-37.5 m), T: east-west, P: 19th cent. We only noticed the large grave, we did not reach the level of the skeleton, it filling was brownish gray, loose, containing roof tiles and chunks of mortar, it disturbed GR-94, GR-97 and GR-119, while it was disturbed by grave 117. GR-99: trench 1 (30-37.5 m), M: -1.4 m, T: east-west, K: infans, P: 16th cent. We noticed the skeleton in the southern cross section, we partially disturbed it during the excavation, its filling was brownish gray, thick, slightly mixed, containing clay, it is earlier that the cemetery wall. GR-100: trench 4, M: -1.45 m, T: 274°, K: iuvenis, P: 16th cent. The extended skeleton was completely excavated, with the exception of the skull, the arms had been placed on the pelvis, its filling was gray, thick, slightly mixed with mortar. GR-101: trench 4, M: -1.47 m, T: 265°, K: infans 2, P: 16th cent. The skeleton was excavated from the pelvis down, its legs were intersected by GR-105, its right arm was placed on the pelvis, the left was stretched out along the body. Its filling was brownish gray, thick, containing chunks of mortar and clay, grave GR-106 had been buried on top of it. GR-102: trench 4, M: -1.47 m, T: 265°, K: infans 2, P: 16th cent. The extended skeleton was excavated down to the pelvis, the collapsed skull had tilted to the right, its filling was gray, thick, containing chunks of mortar and clay. GR-103: pit 8, M: -1.15 m, T: 262°, K: infans 2, P: 14th-15th cent. The skeleton was excavated from the pelvis down, its upper part is intersected by the gothic buttress, its filling was brownish gray, thick, slightly mixed, containing chunks of mortar. GR-104: pit 4, P: 17th-18,h cent. We only excavated a part of the grave, we did not reach the skeleton, its filling was brownish gray, thick, containing roof tiles, clay chunks and mortar chunks, it had been buried over GR-106. GR-105: pit 4, P: 17th-18th cent. We only excavated a part of the grave, we did not reach the skeleton, its filling was brownish gray, thick, containing roof tiles, clay chunks and mortar chunks, it intersects grave 101. GR-106: pit 4, K: newborn, P: 17th- 18th cent. We noticed the cross section of the grave, it had been damaged during the excavation, its filling was brownish gray, loose, containing roof tiles, chunks of clay and mortar, it intersects grave 101 and grave 104 had been buried on top of it. GR-107: pit 4, M: -1.65 m, T: 261°, K: infans 2, P: 17th-18th cent. The extended skeleton was excavated down to the pelvis, its lower part fell outside the excavation area, part of the bones had become absorbed, the skull was crushed, the arms were slightly bent, its filling was brownish gray, thick, containing chunks of mortar and roof tiles, during the excavation we found coffin nails, it had been buried in a common pit together with GR-108, but in separate a coffin. GR-108: pit 4, M: -1.65 m, T: 261°, K: infans 2, P: 17th-18th cent. The extended skeleton was excavated down to the pelvis, its lower part fell outside of the excavation area, part of the bones had become absorbed, the skull was crushed, the arms were slightly bent and placed upon the pelvis, its filling was brownish gray, thick, containing chunks of mortar and roof tiles, during the excavation we found coffin nails, it had been buried in a common pit together with GR-107, but in a separate coffin. GR-109: pit 5: (5-10 m), M: -1.1 m, T: 273°, K: infans 1, P: 14th cent. The extended skeleton was excavated down to the knees, its skull was crushed, the arms were stretched out along the body, it was damaged during excavation, its filling was dark gray, thick, containing chunks of mortar, it disturbed grave GR-127, it had been buried on top of grave GR-111, it is earlier than the cemetery wall. GR-110: pit 5 (0-5 m), M: -1.56 m, T: 266°, K: adultus, P: 15th—16th cent. The extended skeleton was excavated from the shoulders down, the arms were stretched out along the body, its filling was yellowish brown, thick, containing chunks of mortar and clay, during the excavation we noticed traces of coffin planks, but we did not find any coffin nails, it is intersected by GR-114. GR-111: trench 5 (5-10 m), M: -1.13 m, T: 252°, K: iuvenis, P: 13th— 14th cent. The skeleton was excavated from the knees down, it had been partially disturbed by grave 109, its filling was dark gray, thick, slightly mixed with mortar fragments, it is earlier than the first cemetery wall. GR-112: trench 4, M: -1.65 m, T: 244°, K: infans 2, P: 16th-17th cent. The extended skeleton’s skull was crushed, it had tilted slightly to the right, its filling was brownish gray, thick, slightly mixed, containing chunks of mortar and roof tiles. The remains of a coronet, woven from metallic wire, decorated with small white and blue pearls, were found on the skull, slipped down to the right side a bit. During the excavation we also found coffin nails. GR-113: trench 5 (5-10 m), M: -1.85 m, T: 237°, N: female, K: adultus, P: 19th cent. The skeleton was excavated from the shoulders to the knees, the rest of it fell outside the excavation area, only the longer bones were preserved, the rest having become absorbed. Its filling was gray, loose, containing chunks of mortar and roof tiles, we found several coffin nails, it intersected GR-110.
