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The Predynastic of Egypt
Journal of world prehistory • 2 (2) • Published In 1988 • Pages: 135-185
By: Hassan, Fekri A..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Hassan writes an overview of the Predynastic period for both Lower and Upper Egypt and then provides his model of the emergence and formation of the Egyptian Dynastic state by an examination of power and the rise of political power. Some of the topics Hassan covers are the antecedents of Predynastic cultures, the influences on the cultures from outside the Nile valley, the effects of climate change especially as seen in the changes in the Nile flood levels, the rise of food production, the role of trade and inter-community contacts, craft specialization, the emergence of chiefs, and urbanization. As Hassan writes of both Upper and Lower Egypt only the Nagada culture was indexed for OCM (Outline of Cultural Materials) subjects. The reader is reminded the Nagada culture expanded northward as the time period progressed.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Identification
- Theoretical orientation in research and its results
- Topography and geology
- Sociocultural trends
- Ceramic technology
- Settlement patterns
- Community heads
- Burial practices and funerals
- Chronologies and culture sequences
- traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Upper Egypt Predynastic
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2005
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Africa
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Northern Africa
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Archaeologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Sarah Berry ; 2004
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1978, 1980, 1981
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 7000 BP- 5000 BP (5000 B.C.-3000 B.C.)
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Egypt
- NotesAdditional notes
- Hassan A. Fekri
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 175-185)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 87655790
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Neolithic period--Egypt/Egypt--Antiquities