Predynastic Cemetery, N7000

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


Grave 7491 ilustrated in Lythgoe & Dunham (1965).
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Cemetery N7000: Grave 7491
GRAVE: 7491 GRID SQUARE: G-9 SPATIAL CLUSTER: 6 TIME PHASE: 2
# BURIALS: 1 GRAVE SHAPE: Ovoid AZIMUTH: 30 W LENGTH: 0.9
WIDTH: 0.8 GRAVE ARCHITECTURE: None CERAMICS: In situ PALETTE: None found
OTHER: In situ COMMENTS: Flint knife in R. hand.
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Burials in Grave 7491
Grave Burial UCLMA
Number		 Age Sex Age / Sex by Burial Position Disturbance
Location		 Upper
Matting		 Lower
Matting		 Ceramics Palette Other
Artifacts		 Comments
7491 A Old adult Female A. Lythgoe Fetal, left side Intact Type II Type III In situ None found In situ Flint knife in right hand, broken. Balls of hair.
C14 Samples from Grave 7491
Grave Burial Item Description Sample # Raw Date 1 Σ Calibrated 2 Σ Calibrated Confidence Action
7491 Human hair AA16779 4720 +/- 65 3630 BC (23.0%) 3560 BC
3540 BC (16.2%) 3490 BC
3460 BC (29.0%) 3370 BC		 3640 BC (95.4%) 3360 BC High Full Record
7491 A Matting. AA36036 4794 +/- 51 3650 BC (14.6%) 3620 BC
3610 BC (53.6%) 3520 BC		 3670 BC (85.5%) 3500 BC
3440 BC (9.9%) 3370 BC		 High Full Record

Combined, the results for the grave were:

Combined plot created in OxCal v. 3.10 (Bronk-Ramsey, 2000).
4766 +/- 40BP
68.2% probability:
3460BC (68.2%) 3250BC
95.4% probability:
3650BC (82.8%) 3500BC
3430BC (12.6%) 3380BC
Chi2 test: df=1 T=0.8(5% 3.8)
Ceramics in Grave 7491
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
7491 6-3882 7491-1 7491-1 Descriptions and numbers in L&D and UCLMA match. P11D Red bowl Hands Bowl, dish, or cup P 30 11
7491 6-3883 7491-2 7491-2 Descriptions and numbers in L&D and UCLMA match. B72B large BkT jar Legs Open mouth jar B 13 16 19
7491 6-3884 7491 7491-3 Descriptions and numbers in L&D and UCLMA match. Red bowl Legs Bowl, dish, or cup P 22 7
7491 6-3885 7491-4 7491-4 Descriptions and numbers in L&D and UCLMA match. Red dish Feet Bowl, dish, or cup P 15 7
7491 6-3887 7491-5 7491-5 Descriptions and numbers in L&D and UCLMA match. Rough dish Feet Bowl, dish, or cup R 12 6
Chipped Stone Artifacts in Grave 7491
Grave Burial UCLMA
Card #		 Original
Item #		 Adjusted
Item #		 Record Status # Pcs. Item
Description		 Location Lgth Illustration Comments
7491 6-3886 7491 7491-6 Descriptions and numbers in L&D and UCLMA match. 2 Flint knife Right hand 26.0 138f Broken, one end was in the right hand, the other was in a mass of hair and clothing.
Organic Artifacts in Grave 7491
Grave Burial UCLMA
Card #		 Original
Item #		 Adjusted
Item #		 Record Status Item
Description		 Location Illustration Comments
7491 A 6-12088 7491 7491-7 Descriptions and numbers in L&D and UCLMA match. Matting Over knees Marked upper. Type II. Described in L&D.
7491 A 6-12089 7491 7491-8 Descriptions and numbers in L&D and UCLMA match. Matting Uncertain This may be another piece of the type II mat from above the knees.
7491 A 6-12090 7491 7491-9 Descriptions and numbers in L&D and UCLMA match. Coiled human hair In hands L&D believe this is hair from the woman buried here, but from earlier in life. Very fine dark brown.
7491 A 6-12091 7491 7491-10 Descriptions and numbers in L&D and UCLMA match. Human hair Near hands Matches the hair on the skull.