Predynastic Cemetery, N7000

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


Grave 7513 ilustrated in Lythgoe & Dunham (1965).
Lower case letters are L&D figure numbers, not burials.
Cemetery N7000: Grave 7513
GRAVE: 7513 GRID SQUARE: F-10 SPATIAL CLUSTER: 6 TIME PHASE: 4
# BURIALS: 2 GRAVE SHAPE: Rectangular AZIMUTH: 37 W LENGTH: 2.1
WIDTH: 1.3 GRAVE ARCHITECTURE: None CERAMICS: In situ PALETTE: None found
OTHER: In situ COMMENTS: Vegetal matter in pot kept.
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Burials in Grave 7513
Grave Burial UCLMA
Number
Age Sex Age / Sex by Burial Position Disturbance
Location
Upper
Matting
Lower
Matting
Ceramics Palette Other
Artifacts
Comments
7513 A Adult Male A. Lythgoe Too disturbed Completely disturbed Not present. Not present. In situ None found None found Both A and B piled together in north end. Sex not positive.
7513 B Adult Male A. Lythgoe Too disturbed Completely disturbed Not present. Not present. In situ None found In situ A and B piled in north end. Vegetal sample. Sex not positive.

C14 Samples from Grave 7513
Grave Burial Item Description Sample # Raw Date 1 Σ Calibrated 2 Σ Calibrated Confidence Action
7513 Vegetable matter AA16780 4525 +/- 70 3360 BC (26.7%) 3260 BC
3240 BC (41.5%) 3100 BC
3500 BC (3.3 %) 3450 BC
3400 BC (92.1%) 2900 BC
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Ceramics in Grave 7513
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
7513 6-3969 7513-1 7513-1 Descriptions and numbers in L&D and UCLMA match. L53A1/Arm. Buff jar N end Restricted mouth jar/bottle S 10 26 29
7513 6-3970 7513-2 7513-2 Descriptions and numbers in L&D and UCLMA match. R81 Rough jar N end Open mouth jar R 20
7513 7513-3 7513-3 No catalog card ever made at UCLMA. R81 Rough BrW jar N end Open mouth jar R 26 41
7513 7513-4 7513-4 No catalog card ever made at UCLMA. R81 Rough BrW jar, broken S end Unknown/unrecorded R 26 41

Organic Artifacts in Grave 7513
Grave Burial UCLMA
Card #
Original
Item #
Adjusted
Item #
Record Status Item
Description
Location Illustration Comments
7513 6-12095 7513-1 7513-1.1 Descriptions and numbers in L&D and UCLMA match. Vegetal matter from pot 7513-1 (6-3969) N end of grave
7513 6-12096 7513-2 7513-2.1 Descriptions and numbers in L&D and UCLMA match. Vegetal matter from pot 7513-2 (6-3970) N end of grave
7513 6-12097 7513-3 7513-3.1 Descriptions and numbers in L&D and UCLMA match. Vegetal matter from pot 7513-3 (uclma #?) N end of grave Pot card is missing. 2 Cm thick cake of vegetable matter on Nile mud and sand.
7513 6-12098 7513-4 7513-4.1 Descriptions and numbers in L&D and UCLMA match. Vegetal matter from pot 7513-4 (uclma #?) N end of grave under 7513-1 Card for the pot is missing. Small quantity of brown vegetable matter on top of clean river sand.