book chapter

The Stone Age and the Early Predynastic cultures

Early Egypt : the rise of civilisation in the Nile ValleyLondon • Published In 1993 • Pages: 17-33

By: Spencer, A. Jeffrey.

Abstract
Spencer discusses the paleolithic, neolithic, and predynastic cultures for Upper and Lower Egypt. For the predynastic period of Upper Egypt, the Badarian and Naqada cultures are described along with the objects found in the graves such as ceramics, lithic and bone artifacts, art and religious objects, and mace heads. This document includes photos of artifacts not seen in the other eHRAF documents in this file.
Subjects
Identification
Personal grooming
Bone, horn, and shell technology
Ceramic technology
Lithic industries
General tools
Utensils
Visual arts
Chronologies and culture sequences
tradition
Upper Egypt Predynastic
HRAF PubDate
2005
Region
Africa
Sub Region
Northern Africa
Document Type
book chapter
Evaluation
Creator Type
Archaeologist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
Analyst
Sarah Berry ; 2004
Field Date
not specified
Coverage Date
7000 BP- 5600 BP (5000 B.C.-3600 B.C.)
Coverage Place
Upper Egypt
Notes
A.J. Spencer
LCCN
94144715
LCSH
Neolithic period--Egypt/Egypt--Antiquities