Predynastic Cemetery, N7000

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


Grave 7625 ilustrated in Lythgoe & Dunham (1965).
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Cemetery N7000: Grave 7625
GRAVE: 7625 GRID SQUARE: E-1 SPATIAL CLUSTER: 1 TIME PHASE: 0
# BURIALS: 4 GRAVE SHAPE: Ovoid AZIMUTH: 52 W LENGTH: 1.3
WIDTH: 1.1 GRAVE ARCHITECTURE: None CERAMICS: In situ PALETTE: None found
OTHER: In situ COMMENTS: 2 burial episodes. Fishtail flint; leather pouch.
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Burials in Grave 7625
Grave Burial UCLMA
Number
Age Sex Age / Sex by Burial Position Disturbance
Location
Upper
Matting
Lower
Matting
Ceramics Palette Other
Artifacts
Comments
7625 A Adult Unknown/unrecorded Lythgoe/n.s. Fetal, left side Head/neck/arms/legs/chest Not present. Type I None found None found None found A, B, and C are contemporary, common mat.
7625 B Adult Male A. Lythgoe Fetal, left side Intact Not present. Type I In situ None found In situ Contemp. with A and C. Fishtail flint, leather pouch.
7625 C Adult Female A. Lythgoe Flexed, left side Head/neck/arms Not present. Type I None found None found None found Contemporary with A and B, on same lower mat.
7625 D Adult Female A. Lythgoe Flexed, left side Head/neck/arms Type I Type III None found None found None found Later than A, B, and C. Laid in on knees of C.

Ceramics in Grave 7625
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
7625 6-4412 7625-1 7625-i Descriptions and numbers in L&D and UCLMA match. Dish Disturbed Bowl, dish, or cup C 4

Chipped Stone Artifacts in Grave 7625
Grave Burial UCLMA
Card #
Original
Item #
Adjusted
Item #
Record Status # Pcs. Item
Description
Location Lgth Illustration Comments
7625 B 7625-2 7625-2 No catalog card ever made at UCLMA. 1 Fishtail shaped flint Left forearm 184g, h Remains of a wood/reed handle on the opposite end from the tail, suggesting that these are not spearheads, but knives.