Predynastic Cemetery, N7000

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


Grave 7469 ilustrated in Lythgoe & Dunham (1965).
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Cemetery N7000: Grave 7469
GRAVE: 7469 GRID SQUARE: F-8 SPATIAL CLUSTER: 6 TIME PHASE: 1
# BURIALS: 1 GRAVE SHAPE: Ovoid AZIMUTH: 10 E LENGTH: 1.1
WIDTH: 0.75 GRAVE ARCHITECTURE: None CERAMICS: In situ PALETTE: None found
OTHER: In situ COMMENTS: Alabaster. Intrusive bones. The bodies appear to have been turned over during plundering. There were remains of a fire in the north end of the grave pit.
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Burials in Grave 7469
Grave Burial UCLMA
Number		 Age Sex Age / Sex by Burial Position Disturbance
Location		 Upper
Matting		 Lower
Matting		 Ceramics Palette Other
Artifacts		 Comments
7469 A Old adult Male A. Lythgoe Too disturbed Completely disturbed Not present. Not present. None found None found None found Alabaster. Intrusive, over earlier burial B.
7469 B Adult Female A. Lythgoe Flexed, left side Head/neck/arms Type III Type I In situ None found In situ Skull A3, Dunham lists as burial B. Original burial.
7469 C Adult Female A. Lythgoe Too disturbed Completely disturbed Not recorded Not recorded None found None found None found Intrusive burial, perhaps thrown in by plunderers.
C14 Samples from Grave 7469
Grave Burial Item Description Sample # Raw Date 1 Σ Calibrated 2 Σ Calibrated Confidence Action
7469 A Basket. AA36025 4636 +/- 52 3520 BC (53.3%) 3410 BC
3390 BC (14.9%) 3350 BC		 3650 BC (90.6%) 3300 BC
3250 BC (4.8%) 3100 BC		 High Full Record
Beads/Amulets from Grave 7469
Grave Burial UCLMA
Card #		 Original
Item #		 Adjusted
Item #		 Record Status Count Material Shape Location
in Grave		 L&D 1965
Illustration		 Comments
7469 6-3796 Descriptions and numbers in L&D and UCLMA match. 2 Alabaster Plummet Fill, behind body 132e Perhaps part of drawstring.
Ceramics in Grave 7469
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
7469 6-3794 7469-1 7469-1 Descriptions and numbers in L&D and UCLMA match. B19T BkT jar Knees Open mouth jar B 17 18
7469 6-3797 7469-2 7469-2 Descriptions and numbers in L&D and UCLMA match. P22A2/Bad. Red bowl Fill Bowl, dish, or cup P 31.5 13.5
7469 6-3795 7469-3 7469-3 Descriptions and numbers in L&D and UCLMA match. B62-6 8 Red jar Uncertain Unknown/unrecorded B
Organic Artifacts in Grave 7469
Grave Burial UCLMA
Card #		 Original
Item #		 Adjusted
Item #		 Record Status Item
Description		 Location Illustration Comments
7469 A 6-12084 7469 7469-5 Descriptions and numbers in L&D and UCLMA match. Basket On 15 cm fill behind body Coiled basket fragments.