Predynastic Cemetery, N7000

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


Grave 7204 ilustrated in Lythgoe & Dunham (1965).
Lower case letters are L&D figure numbers, not burials.
Cemetery N7000: Grave 7204
GRAVE: 7204 GRID SQUARE: D-6 SPATIAL CLUSTER: 5 TIME PHASE: 0
# BURIALS: 1 GRAVE SHAPE: Ovoid AZIMUTH: 20 W LENGTH: 0.8
WIDTH: 0.55 GRAVE ARCHITECTURE: None CERAMICS: None found PALETTE: None found
OTHER: In situ COMMENTS: Goatskin garment.
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Burials in Grave 7204
Grave Burial UCLMA
Number
Age Sex Age / Sex by Burial Position Disturbance
Location
Upper
Matting
Lower
Matting
Ceramics Palette Other
Artifacts
Comments
7204 A 12-4966 Old adult Female G. E. Smith Flexed, left side Head/neck Not present. Type I None found None found In situ Goatskin garment.

C14 Samples from Grave 7204
Grave Burial Item Description Sample # Raw Date 1 Σ Calibrated 2 Σ Calibrated Confidence Action
7204 A Charred Bone and Cloth Fragments. AA35998 4770 +/- 190 3800 BC (66.6%) 3300 BC
3250 BC ( 1.6%) 3100 BC
4000 BC (95.4%) 3000 BC Medium Full Record

Organic Artifacts in Grave 7204
Grave Burial UCLMA
Card #
Original
Item #
Adjusted
Item #
Record Status Item
Description
Location Illustration Comments
7204 A 6-12031 7204 7204-1 Descriptions and numbers in L&D and UCLMA match. Charred bone and cloth fragments Feet, pelvis, vertebral column Described in L&D.