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Egypt: origins of complex societies
Annual review of anthropology • 18 • Published In 1989 • Pages: 129-155
By: Wenke, Robert J..
Abstract
This document covers the period from 11,000 B.P.-4000 B.P. (9000 B.C.-2000 B.C.) or the Neolithic through the Old Kingdom. Only the data that pertain to the Predynastic period of Upper Egypt were indexed for OCM (Outline of Cultural Materials) subjects. Wenke summarizes the research of the past decade on complex societies to discuss 'how traditional views of the Egyptian past have been modified by recent work.' (page 130). He discusses the chronology of Egypt, Nubia, Palestine, and Mesopotamia and how it relates to Nile river levels and what some of the problems are with the current chronology. Wenke summarizes agricultural origins in Egypt and where sheep, goats, wheat, and barley were first found. He goes on to summarize the first Predynastic societies and continues with a discussion of Early Dynastic Egypt up through the Old Kingdom. Wenke is interested in how a complex society originated and developed in Egypt. He considers the state to have been firmly established during the Old Kingdom.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2005
- Region
- Africa
- Sub Region
- Northern Africa
- Document Type
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Archaeologist
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- Analyst
- Sarah Berry ; 2004
- Field Date
- not specified
- Coverage Date
- 7000 BP-5000 BP (5000 B.C.-3000 B.C.)
- Coverage Place
- Egypt
- Notes
- Robert J. Wenke
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 150-155)
- LCCN
- 72082136
- LCSH
- Neolithic period--Egypt/Egypt--Antiquities