Predynastic Cemetery, N7000

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


Grave 7459 ilustrated in Lythgoe & Dunham (1965).
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Cemetery N7000: Grave 7459
GRAVE: 7459 GRID SQUARE: G-8 SPATIAL CLUSTER: 6 TIME PHASE: 2
# BURIALS: 1 GRAVE SHAPE: Ovoid AZIMUTH: 33 W LENGTH: 1.4
WIDTH: 1 GRAVE ARCHITECTURE: None CERAMICS: In situ PALETTE: None found
OTHER: In situ COMMENTS: Basket. Seeds; vegetal kept.
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Burials in Grave 7459
Grave Burial UCLMA
Number		 Age Sex Age / Sex by Burial Position Disturbance
Location		 Upper
Matting		 Lower
Matting		 Ceramics Palette Other
Artifacts		 Comments
7459 A Old adult Male A. Lythgoe Fetal, left side Head/neck Type I Type I In situ None found In situ Seeds, vegetal matter kept. Basket.
C14 Samples from Grave 7459
Grave Burial Item Description Sample # Raw Date 1 Σ Calibrated 2 Σ Calibrated Confidence Action
7459 A Matting. AA36030 4710 +/- 58 3630 BC (17.9%) 3580 BC
3540 BC (13.5%) 3490 BC
3460 BC (36.8%) 3370 BC		 3640 BC (95.4%) 3360 BC High Full Record
Ceramics in Grave 7459
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
7459 6-3768 7459-1 7459-1 Descriptions and numbers in L&D and UCLMA match. P22A Red bowl Knees Bowl, dish, or cup P 24 12
7459 6-3767 7459 7459-2 Descriptions and numbers in L&D and UCLMA match. B68B BkT jar Knees Open mouth jar B 8 14 17
7459 6-3769 7459-3 7459-3 Descriptions and numbers in L&D and UCLMA match. P22A Red bowl Knees Bowl, dish, or cup P 27
7459 6-3770 7459-4 7459-4 Descriptions and numbers in L&D and UCLMA match. R91C Rough bottle Legs Restricted mouth jar/bottle R 6 14 23
7459 6-3771 7459-5 7459-5 Descriptions and numbers in L&D and UCLMA match. BkT jar Legs Open mouth jar B 19 22 30
Organic Artifacts in Grave 7459
Grave Burial UCLMA
Card #		 Original
Item #		 Adjusted
Item #		 Record Status Item
Description		 Location Illustration Comments
7459 A 7459-6 7459-6 No catalog card ever made at UCLMA. Basket coils Knees Seed sample (6-12080) from this basket.
7459 A 6-12077 7459 7459-7 Descriptions and numbers in L&D and UCLMA match. Matting Upper matting 128b No item number assigned.
7459 A 6-12078 7459 7459-8 Descriptions and numbers in L&D and UCLMA match. Mat and cord Upper matting 128b Marked upper mat and cord from second mat.
7459 A 6-12079 7459-5 7459-5.1 Descriptions and numbers in L&D and UCLMA match. Large cake of grain and seeds from pot 7459-5 (6-3771) Knees Described by L&D.
7459 A 6-12080 7459-6 7459-6.1 Descriptions and numbers in L&D and UCLMA match. Seeds, etc. from basket 7459-6 Knees 128e It is uncertain whether this basket is at UCLMA. There is no card for it, but it is plotted and illustrated in L&D.