Contents:—Child’s skeleton.
Pit (D).
41. Rectangular dug-out child’s coffin. The shell was cut out of one block of wood, and for the lid a flat board was used. Wooden pegs at either end of the lid show that it once had head and foot pieces (P. LXI. 41).
Contents:—Mummy of a child.
42. Rectangular dug-out child’s coffin. This was of peculiar type. The block of wood from which it was made was cut in half diagonally, so that the lid and shell were of equal proportions. Some auxiliary pieces of wood had been let into the lid to strengthen it ([Pl. LXI]. 42).
Contents:—Skeleton of a baby.
43. Rectangular child’s coffin. Similar to No. 80.
Contents:—Skeleton of a very young child. In the shell of the coffin there were a few miniature blue faience beads.
44. Rectangular child’s coffin. Similar to No. 80. The lid was tied on with rope.
Contents:—Skeleton of a child.