Predynastic Cemetery, N7000

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


Grave 7368 ilustrated in Lythgoe & Dunham (1965).
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Cemetery N7000: Grave 7368
GRAVE: 7368 GRID SQUARE: D-3 SPATIAL CLUSTER: 1 TIME PHASE: 0
# BURIALS: 3 GRAVE SHAPE: Sub-rectangular AZIMUTH: 5 W LENGTH: 1.25
WIDTH: 1.15 GRAVE ARCHITECTURE: None CERAMICS: None found PALETTE: None found
OTHER: In situ COMMENTS: 2 burial episodes.
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Burials in Grave 7368
Grave Burial UCLMA
Number
Age Sex Age / Sex by Burial Position Disturbance
Location
Upper
Matting
Lower
Matting
Ceramics Palette Other
Artifacts
Comments
7368 A Adult Male A. Lythgoe Flexed, left side Head/neck Cowhide Type I None found None found In situ Basket fragment. Contemp. with B, earlier than C.
7368 B Adult Female A. Lythgoe Flexed, left side Head/neck Cowhide Type I None found None found None found Contemporary with A, earlier than C.
7368 C Adult Male A. Lythgoe Too disturbed Completely disturbed Not present. Unidentified None found None found None found On the upper mat of A and B. Sex not positive.

C14 Samples from Grave 7368
Grave Burial Item Description Sample # Raw Date 1 Σ Calibrated 2 Σ Calibrated Confidence Action
7368 A Leather Covering. AA36038 5467 +/- 55 4360 BC (68.2%) 4240 BC 4460 BC (91.6%) 4220 BC
4200 BC (3.8%) 4160 BC
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Organic Artifacts in Grave 7368
Grave Burial UCLMA
Card #
Original
Item #
Adjusted
Item #
Record Status Item
Description
Location Illustration Comments
7368 6-12052 7368 7368-2 Descriptions and numbers in L&D and UCLMA match. Leather covering Covered bodies Hair remaining on leather. L&D describe as cowskin.
7368 A 7368-1 7368-1 No catalog card ever made at UCLMA. Basket Arms Small section.