Predynastic Cemetery, N7000

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


Grave 7429 ilustrated in Lythgoe & Dunham (1965).
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Cemetery N7000: Grave 7429
GRAVE: 7429 GRID SQUARE: B-6 SPATIAL CLUSTER: 4 TIME PHASE: 0
# BURIALS: 3 GRAVE SHAPE: Ovoid AZIMUTH: 2 W LENGTH: 1.15
WIDTH: 1.4 GRAVE ARCHITECTURE: None CERAMICS: None found PALETTE: None found
OTHER: In situ COMMENTS: 2 burial episodes; beads.
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Burials in Grave 7429
Grave Burial UCLMA
Number
Age Sex Age / Sex by Burial Position Disturbance
Location
Upper
Matting
Lower
Matting
Ceramics Palette Other
Artifacts
Comments
7429 A Adult Male A. Lythgoe Flexed, left side Upper body Not present. Type I None found None found In situ Contemp. with B, common mat, buried back to back.
7429 B Adult Unknown/unrecorded Lythgoe/n.s. Flexed, right side Head/neck/arms Not present. Type I None found None found None found Contemporary with A, common mat.
7429 C Sub-adult Unknown/unrecorded Lythgoe/n.s. Extended supine Head/neck/legs Not present. Not present. None found None found In situ Bone, black, crystal beads; malachite.

C14 Samples from Grave 7429
Grave Burial Item Description Sample # Raw Date 1 Σ Calibrated 2 Σ Calibrated Confidence Action
7429 A Leather Pouch. AA36026 N/A Full Record

Beads/Amulets from Grave 7429
Grave Burial UCLMA
Card #
Original
Item #
Adjusted
Item #
Record Status Count Material Shape Location
in Grave
L&D 1965
Illustration
Comments
7429 C 6-3676a Descriptions and numbers in L&D and UCLMA match. 82 Black stone Lozenge Neck 116l 1 Alternating with ostrich eggshell.
7429 C 6-3676b Descriptions and numbers in L&D and UCLMA match. 82 Ostrich shell Lozenge Neck 116l 1 Alternating with black stone beads.
7429 C 6-3676c Descriptions and numbers in L&D and UCLMA match. 9 Calcite Large disc Neck 116l 2, 3/1,2,4
7429 C No card at UCLMA or item number in L&D, yet described and/or illustrated in L&D. 1 Unknown Disc Unspecified Podzorski lists these, but no other reference.

Ceramics in Grave 7429
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
7429 6-3677 7429-1 7429-ii Descriptions and numbers in L&D and UCLMA match. B29M/E/Mah. BkT jar Fill Open mouth jar B 8 11

Minerals & Pigments in Grave 7429
Grave Burial UCLMA
Card #
Original
Item #
Adjusted
Item #
Record Status # Pcs. Item
Description
Location Comments
7429 C 7429-4 No card at UCLMA or item number in L&D, yet described and/or illustrated in L&D. Malachite Head Described in L&D, but not numbered.

Organic Artifacts in Grave 7429
Grave Burial UCLMA
Card #
Original
Item #
Adjusted
Item #
Record Status Item
Description
Location Illustration Comments
7429 A 6-12063 7429-A 7429-3 Descriptions and numbers in L&D and UCLMA match. Leather pouch Legs Described and plotted in L&D.