Predynastic Cemetery, N7000

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


Grave 7490 ilustrated in Lythgoe & Dunham (1965).
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Cemetery N7000: Grave 7490
GRAVE: 7490 GRID SQUARE: G-8 SPATIAL CLUSTER: 6 TIME PHASE: 2
# BURIALS: 1 GRAVE SHAPE: Ovoid AZIMUTH: 23 W LENGTH: 1.15
WIDTH: 0.75 GRAVE ARCHITECTURE: None CERAMICS: In situ & fill PALETTE: None found
OTHER: In fill COMMENTS: Galena; shell.
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Burials in Grave 7490
Grave Burial UCLMA
Number		 Age Sex Age / Sex by Burial Position Disturbance
Location		 Upper
Matting		 Lower
Matting		 Ceramics Palette Other
Artifacts		 Comments
7490 A 12-5029 Adult Female G. E. Smith Flexed, left side Upper body Unidentified Type II In situ & fill None found In fill Galena and shell.
C14 Samples from Grave 7490
Grave Burial Item Description Sample # Raw Date 1 Σ Calibrated 2 Σ Calibrated Confidence Action
7490 A Matting and Hair or Fiber AA35984 6170 +/- 710 5800 BC (68.2%) 4200 BC 6500 BC (95.4%) 3300 BC Low Full Record
Ceramics in Grave 7490
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
7490 6-3879 7490-1 7490-1 Descriptions and numbers in L&D and UCLMA match. B68A/99 BkT jar Mid-body Restricted mouth jar/bottle B 7 12 14
7490 6-3880 7490-2 7490-ii Descriptions and numbers in L&D and UCLMA match. Red jar Fill Unknown/unrecorded R 4 10 14
7490 6-3881 7490-3 7490-iii Descriptions and numbers in L&D and UCLMA match. P11D Red dish Fill Bowl, dish, or cup P
Minerals & Pigments in Grave 7490
Grave Burial UCLMA
Card #		 Original
Item #		 Adjusted
Item #		 Record Status # Pcs. Item
Description		 Location Comments
7490 7490-v 7490-v No catalog card ever made at UCLMA. Galena Fill
Organic Artifacts in Grave 7490
Grave Burial UCLMA
Card #		 Original
Item #		 Adjusted
Item #		 Record Status Item
Description		 Location Illustration Comments
7490 A 6-12087 7490 7490-6 Descriptions and numbers in L&D and UCLMA match. Matting and hair or fiber (?) Head This is probably the long black hair that notes describe as being found with the skull.