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. 2018 Feb 21;13(2):e0192299. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0192299

Table 3. The archaeological and anthropological details of the burials in Rakhigarhi cemetery.

Locality Trench Burial No. Group Locus in Trench Gender/Age Burial Type / Position of the Dead Votive Pots inside Grave Ornaments Other Remarks
RGR
7.2
(n = 42)
A1
(n = 6)
BR 01 III SE Male
/ 36–50 yrs
Primary / Supine 7
BR 02 II SE Male
/ 16–18 yrs
Primary / Supine 6 Good Preservation of
Skeletal Remains
BR 03 III NE Indeterminate /3-5 yrs Primary / Supine 2 Shallow Grave
BR 04 III NE Female
/ 36–50 yrs
Primary / Supine 4 Bracelet
(1 shell on left arm)
BR 05 III NE Symbolic / Nil 27
BR 06 III SW Symbolic / Nil 6
A2
(n = 36)
BR 07 III SE Indeterminate /36-50 yrs Primary / Indeterminate 22 Encroachment
07 by 08 and 09
BR 08 Indeterminate /Adult Primary / Indeterminate 7
BR 09 Indeterminate /36-50 yrs Primary / Supine 7
BR 10 A III SE Indeterminate /2-4 yrs Primary / Supine 3 Encroachment
B by A
B Indeterminate /Adult Primary / Supine 2
BR 11 III SE Primary / Indeterminate 12 Disturbed during
Early Historic
BR 12 III SE Indeterminate /Adult Primary / Supine 11 Anklet
(steatite micro-beads)
BR 13 III NE Indeterminate /Adult Primary / Indeterminate 7 Encroachment
14 by 13 and 15
Both 13 and 15 have shell spoon inside small pot
BR 14 Primary / Indeterminate 13
BR 15 Female
/Indeterminate
Primary / Supine 8
BR 16 I SE Symbolic / Nil 13
BR 17 A II SE Indeterminate /2-4 yrs Primary / Supine 3 Relation of A and B
is not certain
B Primary / Indeterminate 6
BR 18 A III SW Indeterminate /Adult Primary / Indeterminate 8 Encroachment
B by A
B Indeterminate /Adult Primary / Indeterminate 6
BR 19 II SW Female /
21–35 yrs
Primary / Supine 16 Bracelet
(1 shell on left arm)
Necklace
(2 Carnelian beads)
Brick-lined Grave
BR 20 A III NE Indeterminate /36-50 yrs Primary / Supine 2 Encroachment
A by B, B by C
B Indeterminate /Child Primary / Indeterminate 3
C Primary / Indeterminate 2
BR 21 III NE Secondary /few bones 17
BR 22 II SE Female /
21–35 yrs
Primary / Supine 9 Bracelets
(2 coppers:left and right arm)
Terracotta Ring
(right chest)
Most Elaborate
Grave Structure
(Brick-lined)
BR 23 III SE Indeterminate /Adolescent Primary / Supine Indeterminate Ring
(copper on left hand)
BR 24 III SE Female
/Adult
Primary / Supine 2
BR 25 III SE Male
/ 36–50 yrs
Primary / Supine 5
BR 26 III SW Indeterminate /36-50 yrs Primary / Supine 13
BR 27 III SE Primary / Indeterminate 4 Disturbed during
Early Historic
BR 28 III SE Indeterminate /Adult Primary / Supine 6
BR 29 III SE Primary / Indeterminate 12 Encroachment
by BR 25
BR 30 II SW Unused 0
BR 31 II SW Female
/ >50 yrs
Primary / Supine 22 Necklace (1 stone / 1 Faience bead)
Bracelet
(1 shell on right arm)
Anklet
(steatite micro-beads)
Brick-lined Grave
BR 32 A III SW Symbolic / Nil 18 Encroachment
A by B
B Secondary / Nil 3
BR 33 II SW Female
/21-35 yrs
Primary / Prone 34 Brick-lined Grave
BR 34 II SW Symbolic / Nil 27
BR 35 III SW Indeterminate /12-16 yrs Primary / Supine 10 Bracelet
(4 shells–left arm / 2 coppers and 12 stone beads–right)
Necklace
(beads of different size and materials)
BR 36 I SE Female
/36-50 yrs
Primary / Supine 7 Bracelets
(2 shells on left arm)
Good Preservation of
Skeletal Remains
RGR
7.3
(n = 11)
B1
(n = 3)
BR 01 A III N Male
/21-35 yrs
Primary / Prone 46 A-Good Preservation of
Skeletal Remains
Relation of A and B
is not certain
B Primary / Indeterminate Indeterminate
BR05 III S Symbolic / Nil 20

B2
(n = 8)
BR02 A1 III N Male
/21-35 yrs
Primary / Prone 37 Well-plastering for A1
Both A1 and C1 have small pot under knee
A1 and C1—Good Preservation of
Skeletal Remains
A2 Indeterminate /36-50 yrs Secondary / Nil
B Female
/36-50 yrs
Secondary / Nil
C1 Male
/16-18 yrs
Primary / Supine
C2 Indeterminate
/Indeterminate
Secondary / Nil
BR 03 A III S Male
/Indeterminate
Primary / Supine 31 Encroachment of B inside A
B Indeterminate
/Indeterminate
Primary / Supine Indeterminate
BR 04 III S Female
/36-50 yrs
Primary / Supine 15 Bracelets
(2 copper: 1 left and right)