Predynastic Cemetery, N7000

The Predynastic Cemetery, N7000, at Naga-ed-Dêr, Egypt


Grave 7110 ilustrated in Lythgoe & Dunham (1965).
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Cemetery N7000: Grave 7110
GRAVE: 7110 GRID SQUARE: E-5 SPATIAL CLUSTER: 2 TIME PHASE: 1
# BURIALS: 4 GRAVE SHAPE: Ovoid AZIMUTH: 25 W LENGTH: 1.2
WIDTH: 2 GRAVE ARCHITECTURE: None CERAMICS: In fill PALETTE: None found
OTHER: In situ & fill COMMENTS: 2 burial episodes. Carnelian beads.
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Burials in Grave 7110
Grave Burial UCLMA
Number		 Age Sex Age / Sex by Burial Position Disturbance
Location		 Upper
Matting		 Lower
Matting		 Ceramics Palette Other
Artifacts		 Comments
7110 A Old adult Unknown/unrecorded Podzorski/n.s. Flexed, left side Head/neck Not present. Type I In fill None found None found Age based on lipping of vertebrae in photo.
7110 B Adult Male A. Lythgoe Flexed, left side Head/neck Not present. Type I In fill None found None found
7110 C Adult Male A. Lythgoe Flexed, left side Head/neck Not present. Other In fill None found In situ Carnelian beads.
7110 D Sub-adult Unknown/unrecorded A. Lythgoe Too disturbed Completely disturbed Not present. Not present. In fill None found In fill Bone beads; D may have been buried with C.
C14 Samples from Grave 7110
Grave Burial Item Description Sample # Raw Date 1 Σ Calibrated 2 Σ Calibrated Confidence Action
7110 B Leather Pouch AA16771 4840 +/- 85 3710 BC (68.2%) 3510 BC 3800 BC (84.6%) 3490 BC
3470 BC (10.8%) 3370 BC		 High Full Record
Beads/Amulets from Grave 7110
Grave Burial UCLMA
Card #		 Original
Item #		 Adjusted
Item #		 Record Status Count Material Shape Location
in Grave		 L&D 1965
Illustration		 Comments
7110 C 6-3062a Descriptions and numbers in L&D and UCLMA match. 3 Carnelian Lozenge Under neck 24b Rough lozenge shape.
7110 D 6-3062b Descriptions and numbers in L&D and UCLMA match. 5 Ostrich egg shell Disc Fill 24c L&D have bone lozenge beads.
7110 D 6-3062c Descriptions and numbers in L&D and UCLMA match. 9 Green glazed Cylinder Fill 24c L&D have green glazed cylinder beads.
7110 D Missing catalog card at UCLMA. 600 Faiance Unspecified Fill Only Podzorski lists these.
Ceramics in Grave 7110
Grave Burial UCLMA
Card #		 Original
Item #		 Adjusted
Item #		 Record
Status		 Corpus
Form		 Item
Description		 Location Shape Ware
Type		 Rim
Diam.		 Max
Diam.		 Base
Diam.		 Height
7110 7110-iii 7110-iii No catalog card ever made at UCLMA. F11C RPol dish, oval shaped Fill Bowl, dish, or cup P 4
7110 6-3420 7110-1 7110-iv Descriptions and numbers in L&D and UCLMA match. P16 large Red bowl Fill Bowl, dish, or cup P 9
7110 7110-v 7110-v No catalog card ever made at UCLMA. B18-19 Bkw flower pot Fill Open mouth jar B
7110 7110-vi 7110-vi No catalog card ever made at UCLMA. Medium BkW pot, fragment, round bellied Fill Open mouth jar B
7110 7110-vii 7110-vii No catalog card ever made at UCLMA. BkW flower pot Fill Open mouth jar B
7110 6-4682 7110-8 7110-viii Missing catalog card at UCLMA. Duck bowl fragments (C) Fill Special vessel C
7110 6-4320 7110-ix 7110-ix Missing catalog card at UCLMA. R65B Neck fragment of a small rough BrW. pot, rounded belly, slightly out-turned lip. Fill Unknown/unrecorded R 6.5
Organic Artifacts in Grave 7110
Grave Burial UCLMA
Card #		 Original
Item #		 Adjusted
Item #		 Record Status Item
Description		 Location Illustration Comments
7110 A 6-12021 7110 7110-10 Descriptions and numbers in L&D and UCLMA match. Leather pouch Pelvis 24d Described and illustrated in L&D.