Predynastic Cemetery, N7000

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


Grave 7537 ilustrated in Lythgoe & Dunham (1965).
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Cemetery N7000: Grave 7537
GRAVE: 7537 GRID SQUARE: F-4 SPATIAL CLUSTER: 3 TIME PHASE: 4
# BURIALS: 1 GRAVE SHAPE: Sub-rectangular AZIMUTH: 5 W LENGTH: 1.6
WIDTH: 0.85 GRAVE ARCHITECTURE: Earthen/rock shelf/bench CERAMICS: In situ & fill PALETTE: None found
OTHER: In fill COMMENTS: Faiance & black beads; pots on ledge & fill.
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Burials in Grave 7537
Grave Burial UCLMA
Number		 Age Sex Age / Sex by Burial Position Disturbance
Location		 Upper
Matting		 Lower
Matting		 Ceramics Palette Other
Artifacts		 Comments
7537 A Sub-adult Unknown/unrecorded Lythgoe/n.s. Fetal, left side Head/neck/arms/legs/chest Unidentified Unidentified In situ & fill None found In fill Three pots on ledge, rest in fill; faiance and black beads.
Beads/Amulets from Grave 7537
Grave Burial UCLMA
Card #		 Original
Item #		 Adjusted
Item #		 Record Status Count Material Shape Location
in Grave		 L&D 1965
Illustration		 Comments
7537 6-4091 Descriptions and numbers in L&D and UCLMA match. 90 Black glazed Biconical Fill 158d
7537 6-4091 Descriptions and numbers in L&D and UCLMA match. 2 Faiance Lozenge Fill 158d 2 in figure, but only 1 on card.
7537 Not matched. 1 Ostrich egg shell Disc Fill 158d Podzorski, but not L&D or card.
Ceramics in Grave 7537
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
7537 6-4093 7537-1 7537-1 Descriptions and numbers in L&D and UCLMA match. P40P small Red jar Feet, on ledge 40 cm above floor Restricted mouth jar/bottle P 8 17 20
7537 6-4094 7537-2 7537-2 Descriptions and numbers in L&D and UCLMA match. L28A Rough dish Feet, on ledge 40 cm above floor Bowl, dish, or cup R 12 3
7537 6-4095 7537-3 7537-3 Descriptions and numbers in L&D and UCLMA match. R33C2/Bad. Rough bowl Feet, on ledge 40 cm above floor Bowl, dish, or cup R 16 5
7537 6-4722 7537-4 7537-iv Descriptions and numbers in L&D and UCLMA match. P2B2 L16B Red bowl Fill Bowl, dish, or cup P 21 9
7537 6-4096 7537-5 7537-v Descriptions and numbers in L&D and UCLMA match. R69G1/Har. Rough jar Fill Restricted mouth jar/bottle R 5 9 13
7537 7537-vi 7537-vi No catalog card ever made at UCLMA. D61A Roll handled brown pot fragment Fill Restricted mouth jar/bottle D 14
7537 6-4097 7537-7 7537-vii Descriptions and numbers in L&D and UCLMA match. Buff jar Fill Unknown/unrecorded W
7537 7537-viii 7537-viii No catalog card ever made at UCLMA. Most. Pl. 34 8 Rough BrW bowl fragment Fill Bowl, dish, or cup R 5.5
7537 7537-ix 7537-ix No catalog card ever made at UCLMA. Most. Pl. 34 8 Rough BrW bowl fragment Fill Bowl, dish, or cup R
Minerals & Pigments in Grave 7537
Grave Burial UCLMA
Card #		 Original
Item #		 Adjusted
Item #		 Record Status # Pcs. Item
Description		 Location Comments
7537 7537-xi 7537-xi.b No catalog card ever made at UCLMA. 1 Galena Fill This is listed on the same card with the malachite, below.
7537 6-4091e 7537 7537-xi Descriptions and numbers in L&D and UCLMA match. Malachite Fill Also a piece of galena and a brown polishing pebble on this card.
Stones/Pebbles from Grave 7537
Grave Burial UCLMA
Card #		 Original
Item #		 Adjusted
Item #		 Record Status # Pcs. Item
Description		 Location Comments
7537 7537-xi 7537-xi.c No catalog card ever made at UCLMA. 1 Brown rubbing pebble Fill