Predynastic Cemetery, N7000

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


Grave 7271 ilustrated in Lythgoe & Dunham (1965).
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Cemetery N7000: Grave 7271
GRAVE: 7271 GRID SQUARE: D-8 SPATIAL CLUSTER: 5 TIME PHASE: 2
# BURIALS: 2 GRAVE SHAPE: Rectangular AZIMUTH: 13 W LENGTH: 2.2
WIDTH: 1.4 GRAVE ARCHITECTURE: Wooden box CERAMICS: In situ PALETTE: None found
OTHER: In situ COMMENTS: Stone jar; flint knife.
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Burials in Grave 7271
Grave Burial UCLMA
Number
Age Sex Age / Sex by Burial Position Disturbance
Location
Upper
Matting
Lower
Matting
Ceramics Palette Other
Artifacts
Comments
7271 A Adult Unknown/unrecorded Lythgoe/n.s. Flexed, left side Upper body Not present. Unidentified In situ None found In situ Flint PPK, stone jar, malachite. Contemp. with B.
7271 B Adult Unknown/unrecorded Lythgoe/n.s. Flexed, left side Upper body Not present. Unidentified In situ None found In situ Vessels placed lower than bodies. Contemp. with A.

C14 Samples from Grave 7271
Grave Burial Item Description Sample # Raw Date 1 Σ Calibrated 2 Σ Calibrated Confidence Action
7271 B B-Ware Jar; Pot 7271- AA36041 5056 +/- 50 3950 BC (68.2%) 3790 BC 3970 BC (95.4%) 3710 BC Medium Full Record
7271 B B-Ware Jar; Pot 7271-17. AA36046 5495 +/- 81 4450 BC (68.2%) 4240 BC 4500 BC (87.0%) 4210 BC
4200 BC ( 4.4%) 4160 BC
4130 BC ( 4.0%) 4040 BC
Medium Full Record

Ceramics in Grave 7271
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
7271 7271-xxi 7271-xxi No catalog card ever made at UCLMA. R84-86 Top of a rough BrW. ash jar. Fill Open mouth jar R 18.5
7271 A 6-3365 7271-1 7271-1 Descriptions and numbers in L&D and UCLMA match. W14 Pink jar Head Restricted mouth jar/bottle W 12 20 31
7271 A 6-3370 7271-4 7271-4 Descriptions and numbers in L&D and UCLMA match. F85A Black jar Head Restricted mouth jar/bottle B 6 6 7
7271 B 6-3377 7271-11 7271-11 Descriptions and numbers in L&D and UCLMA match. P24M small Red bowl Waist Bowl, dish, or cup P 17 6
7271 B 6-3378 7271-12 7271-12 Descriptions and numbers in L&D and UCLMA match. P14G Red bowl Waist Bowl, dish, or cup P 24 8
7271 B 6-3379 7271-13 7271-13 Descriptions and numbers in L&D and UCLMA match. P40H Red jar Waist Restricted mouth jar/bottle P 9 20 31
7271 B 6-3369 7271-4 7271-14 Descriptions and numbers in L&D and UCLMA match. P40C Red jar Waist Restricted mouth jar/bottle P 16 26
7271 B 6-3380 7271-15 7271-15 Descriptions and numbers in L&D and UCLMA match. Red bottle/jar Knees Restricted mouth jar/bottle P 5 15 21
7271 B 6-3381 7271-16 7271-16 Descriptions and numbers in L&D and UCLMA match. Red bottle/jar Knees Restricted mouth jar/bottle P 4 12 16
7271 B 6-3382 7271-17 7271-17 Descriptions and numbers in L&D and UCLMA match. BkT jar Knees Open mouth jar B 19 40.5
7271 B 6-3383 7271-18 7271-18 Descriptions and numbers in L&D and UCLMA match. Large jars BkT jar Feet Open mouth jar B 16 30
7271 B 6-4263 7271-18 BkT jar (duplicate card, see 6-3383). Lower part only
7271 B 6-4330 7201 7271-18 BkT jar (duplicate card, see 6-3383). Lower part only
7271 B 6-3384 7271-19 7271-19 Descriptions and numbers in L&D and UCLMA match. R69E/Har. Rough jar Feet Restricted mouth jar/bottle R 4 9 14
7271 B 6-3385 7271-20 7271-20 Descriptions and numbers in L&D and UCLMA match. P40H Red jar Feet Restricted mouth jar/bottle P 9 20 35
7271 B 6-3367 7271-2 7271-2 Descriptions and numbers in L&D and UCLMA match. W34B Pink jar Head Open mouth jar W 8 12 19
7271 B 6-3371 7271-5 7271-5 Descriptions and numbers in L&D and UCLMA match. P24K Red bowl Head Bowl, dish, or cup P 20 9
7271 B 6-3374 7271-7 7271-7 Descriptions and numbers in L&D and UCLMA match. P87D Red jar Head Restricted mouth jar/bottle P 9 15
7271 B 6-3375 7271-8 7271-8 Descriptions and numbers in L&D and UCLMA match. P43 Red jar Head Restricted mouth jar/bottle P 4 11 13
7271 B 6-3376 7271-9 7271-9 Descriptions and numbers in L&D and UCLMA match. B37-39 Red jar Head Open mouth jar B
7271 B 7271-10 7271-10 No catalog card ever made at UCLMA. R33C/Bad. Rough BrW basin Waist Bowl, dish, or cup R 20 6.5

Chipped Stone Artifacts in Grave 7271
Grave Burial UCLMA
Card #
Original
Item #
Adjusted
Item #
Record Status # Pcs. Item
Description
Location Lgth Illustration Comments
7271 B 6-3373 7271-6 7271-6 Descriptions and numbers in L&D and UCLMA match. 2 Flint knife Head 68d Broken. Fish-tail implement.

Groundstone Artifacts in Grave 7271
Grave Burial UCLMA
Card #
Original
Item #
Adjusted
Item #
Record
Status
# Pcs. Item
Description
Location Rim
Diam.
Max
Diam.
Height Illustration Comments
7271 A 6-3368 7271-3 7271-3 Descriptions and numbers in L&D and UCLMA match. 1 Black stone dish Head 4.0 Rim chipped. L&D note this may be a part of a larger vessel, broken off, with top edge smoothed out. Contained several pieces of malachite.

Minerals & Pigments in Grave 7271
Grave Burial UCLMA
Card #
Original
Item #
Adjusted
Item #
Record Status # Pcs. Item
Description
Location Comments
7271 A 7271-22 No catalog card ever made at UCLMA. Malachite Head In pot 7271-3 (6-3368).