Predynastic Cemetery, N7000

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


Grave 7417 ilustrated in Lythgoe & Dunham (1965).
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Cemetery N7000: Grave 7417
GRAVE: 7417 GRID SQUARE: E-3 SPATIAL CLUSTER: 1 TIME PHASE: 0
# BURIALS: 4 GRAVE SHAPE: Rectangular AZIMUTH: 12 W LENGTH: 1
WIDTH: 1.55 GRAVE ARCHITECTURE: None CERAMICS: In situ PALETTE: None found
OTHER: In situ & fill COMMENTS: 2 burial episodes; ivory.
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Burials in Grave 7417
Grave Burial UCLMA
Number		 Age Sex Age / Sex by Burial Position Disturbance
Location		 Upper
Matting		 Lower
Matting		 Ceramics Palette Other
Artifacts		 Comments
7417 A 12-5024 Adult Unknown/unrecorded Lythgoe/n.s. Flexed, left side Head/neck/arms/legs/chest Not present. Type I None found None found None found Contemporary with B; these are the original burials.
7417 B Adult Unknown/unrecorded Lythgoe/n.s. Flexed, left side Intact Unidentified Type I In situ None found In situ Contemporary with A; original burials. Leather bag.
7417 C Adult Female A. Lythgoe Flexed, left side Head/neck/arms Unidentified Not present. None found None found In fill 5 cm higher than A/B, with different matting. Ivory comb.
7417 D Sub-adult Unknown/unrecorded Lythgoe/n.s. Too disturbed Completely disturbed Unidentified Not present. None found None found None found Probably contemporary with C; insuffcient space for burial.
C14 Samples from Grave 7417
Grave Burial Item Description Sample # Raw Date 1 Σ Calibrated 2 Σ Calibrated Confidence Action
7417 B Leather Pouch. AA36020 5710 +/- 170 4770 BC (1.7%) 4750 BC
4720 BC (66.5%) 4360 BC		 5000 BC (95.4%) 4100 BC Low Full Record
Animal Bone in Grave 7417
Grave Burial UCLMA
Card #		 Original
Item #		 Adjusted
Item #		 Count Item
Description		 Offering Location Record
Status		 Length Width Comments
7417 6-3624 Uncertain. 2 Bone needles N Fill These may be from 7417-iii, described as 'two teeth from an ivory comb'.
Ceramics in Grave 7417
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
7417 B 6-3627 7417-1 7417-1 Descriptions and numbers in L&D and UCLMA match. P2A Red bowl Face Bowl, dish, or cup P 14 6
Organic Artifacts in Grave 7417
Grave Burial UCLMA
Card #		 Original
Item #		 Adjusted
Item #		 Record Status Item
Description		 Location Illustration Comments
7417 B 6-12060 7417-B 7417-2 Descriptions and numbers in L&D and UCLMA match. Leather pouch Hands Leather bag or pouch, with fragments of leather thong attached.