Predynastic Cemetery, N7000

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


Grave 7454 ilustrated in Lythgoe & Dunham (1965).
Lower case letters are L&D figure numbers, not burials.
Cemetery N7000: Grave 7454.1
GRAVE: 7454.1 GRID SQUARE: F-8 SPATIAL CLUSTER: 6 TIME PHASE: 1
# BURIALS: 1 GRAVE SHAPE: Ovoid AZIMUTH: 14 W LENGTH: 1.1
WIDTH: 0.65 GRAVE ARCHITECTURE: None CERAMICS: In situ PALETTE: None found
OTHER: In situ COMMENTS: Earliest burial; fish-tail knife.
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Burials in Grave 7454.1
Grave Burial UCLMA
Number
Age Sex Age / Sex by Burial Position Disturbance
Location
Upper
Matting
Lower
Matting
Ceramics Palette Other
Artifacts
Comments
7454.1 A Adult Male A. Lythgoe Flexed, left side Intact Not present. Not present. In situ None found In situ Earliest burial. Flint knife, fishtail knife (both broken).

C14 Samples from Grave 7454.1
Grave Burial Item Description Sample # Raw Date 1 Σ Calibrated 2 Σ Calibrated Confidence Action
7454.1 A Cloth with Foot Bones. AA36032 4633 +/- 43 3510 BC (53.3%) 3430 BC
3380 BC (14.9%) 3360 BC
3630 BC (1.8%) 3600 BC
3530 BC (93.6%) 3340 BC
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Animal Bone in Grave 7454.1
Grave Burial UCLMA
Card #
Original
Item #
Adjusted
Item #
Count Item
Description
Offering Location Record
Status
Length Width Comments
7454.1 A 6-12067 Descriptions and numbers in L&D and UCLMA match. Animal offering (scapula) Y Knees On top of pot 7454-3, but originally associated with 7454-2. Item number continues L&D sequence.

Chipped Stone Artifacts in Grave 7454.1
Grave Burial UCLMA
Card #
Original
Item #
Adjusted
Item #
Record Status # Pcs. Item
Description
Location Lgth Illustration Comments
7454.1 A 6-3747 7454 7454-7 Descriptions and numbers in L&D and UCLMA match. 1 Flint knife Legs 14.0 125c top One edge curved, the other straight. Deliberatly broken into many small pieces, 4 cm wide.
7454.1 A 6-3748 7454 7454-viii Descriptions and numbers in L&D and UCLMA match. 2 Flint knife Fill 11.0 Fish tailed blade. Broken. Finely serrated around tail, more roughly finished on shank, 6 cm wide.

Organic Artifacts in Grave 7454.1
Grave Burial UCLMA
Card #
Original
Item #
Adjusted
Item #
Record Status Item
Description
Location Illustration Comments
7454.1 ? 7454-14 No card at UCLMA or item number in L&D, yet described and/or illustrated in L&D. Basket fragments Not specified 125e Not described in field notes, but photographed in situ as from this grave.
7454.1 A 6-12069 7454-2 (A) 7454-2.1 Descriptions and numbers in L&D and UCLMA match. Grain from pot 7454-2 (6-3750) Knees .6 cm thick layer of grain on top of pot filled with desert gravel.
7454.1 A 6-12071 7454 A-2 7454-10 Descriptions and numbers in L&D and UCLMA match. Cloth and foot bones Feet Adhering to matting. Described in L&D.
7454.1 A 6-12072 7454 A-2 7454-11 Descriptions and numbers in L&D and UCLMA match. Cloth pouch Pelvis No item number in L&D, but described.