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@ -320,13 +320,14 @@ axes could have been used as both weapons and tools. However, the size
of these stone axes, with lengths of ca. 8 and 10 centimetres
respectively, suggests that they could have been effective as weapons.
The few Naqada objects found at the site suggest that the cemetery was
used contemporary with Naqada I.
![a) The mace-heads and axe-heads uncovered in Cemetery 7. From the left: grave 229, grave 230, grave 230, and grave 234. Photo from Reisner, *The Archaeological Survey of Nubia*, plate 63/d. b) The disc-shaped mace-head from grave 229 at Cemetery 7. Photo by Alexandros Tsakos. Courtesy of Nubia Museum, Aswan. c) The disc-shaped mace-head from grave 230. Photo by Alexandros Tsakos. Courtesy of Nubia Museum, Aswan.](../static/images/hafsaas/Fig2.jpg "a) The mace-heads and axe-heads uncovered in Cemetery 7. From the left: grave 229, grave 230, grave 230, and grave 234. Photo from Reisner, *The Archaeological Survey of Nubia*, plate 63/d. b) The disc-shaped mace-head from grave 229 at Cemetery 7. Photo by Alexandros Tsakos. Courtesy of Nubia Museum, Aswan. c) The disc-shaped mace-head from grave 230. Photo by Alexandros Tsakos. Courtesy of Nubia Museum, Aswan.")
**~~Figure 2: a) The mace-heads and axe-heads uncovered in Cemetery 7. From the left: grave 229, grave 230, grave 230, and grave 234. Photo from Reisner, *The Archaeological Survey of Nubia*, plate 63/d. b) The disc-shaped mace-head from grave 229 at Cemetery 7. Photo by Alexandros Tsakos. Courtesy of Nubia Museum, Aswan. c) The disc-shaped mace-head from grave 230. Photo by Alexandros Tsakos. Courtesy of Nubia Museum, Aswan.~~**
The few Naqada objects found at the site suggest that the cemetery was
used contemporary with Naqada I.
## Cemetery 14 at Khor Ambukol
@ -365,10 +366,6 @@ bank ca. 10 kilometers south of Shellal. The alluvial fan below the khor
offered considerable fertile land, [^76] and Cemetery 17 was located
here (Figure 3).
![Cemetery 17 at Khor Bahan on the higher terrace of the khor, to the right of the white tents. The alluvial plain was already flooded behind the Aswan Dam as the palm trees would have lined the riverbank. Photo from Reisner (1910: plate 23/b). Colorized by cutout.pro.](../static/images/hafsaas/Fig3.jpg "Cemetery 17 at Khor Bahan on the higher terrace of the khor, to the right of the white tents. The alluvial plain was already flooded behind the Aswan Dam as the palm trees would have lined the riverbank. Photo from Reisner (1910: plate 23/b). Colorized by cutout.pro.")
**~~Figure 3: Cemetery 17 at Khor Bahan on the higher terrace of the khor, to the right of the white tents. The alluvial plain was already flooded behind the Aswan Dam as the palm trees would have lined the riverbank. Photo from Reisner (1910: plate 23/b). Colorized by cutout.pro.~~**
I have previously argued that predecessors of the
A-Group people used the highest terrace at Khor Bahan as a burial ground
during the proto-phase, while the Naqada people reused the
@ -394,6 +391,11 @@ practices and in accordance with later A-Group traditions. Three
palettes were made of siltstone from Upper Egypt and of shapes dating to
Naqada I. Weapons were absent as grave goods in these graves.
![Cemetery 17 at Khor Bahan on the higher terrace of the khor, to the right of the white tents. The alluvial plain was already flooded behind the Aswan Dam as the palm trees would have lined the riverbank. Photo from Reisner (1910: plate 23/b). Colorized by cutout.pro.](../static/images/hafsaas/Fig3.jpg "Cemetery 17 at Khor Bahan on the higher terrace of the khor, to the right of the white tents. The alluvial plain was already flooded behind the Aswan Dam as the palm trees would have lined the riverbank. Photo from Reisner (1910: plate 23/b). Colorized by cutout.pro.")
**~~Figure 3: Cemetery 17 at Khor Bahan on the higher terrace of the khor, to the right of the white tents. The alluvial plain was already flooded behind the Aswan Dam as the palm trees would have lined the riverbank. Photo from Reisner (1910: plate 23/b). Colorized by cutout.pro.~~**
## Cemetery 41 on the Meris Plain
Cemetery 41/200 was located on the central knoll of the Meris