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The state of research on Late Predynastic Egypt

Göttinger Miszellen147Published In 1995 • Pages: 79-92

By: Köhler, E. Christiana.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
E. Christiana Köhler conducted intensive research of the ceramic assemblage at Tell el-Farain-Buto. She believes the archaeological evidence does not show the Naqada expansion (which took about 500 years) to have been a military expansion. Instead, there seems to have been a shift to craft specialization. She also believes the evidence shows Upper and Lower Egypt can be better divided into three archaeological facies: the Buto-Maadi complex in the north, the Naqada facies in the south, and the Badari facies in the middle.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Identification
Reviews and critiques
Theoretical orientation in research and its results
Comparative evidence
Sociocultural trends
Burial practices and funerals
traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Lower 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 ; 2003
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
1985-1992
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
Predynastic
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Egypt
NotesAdditional notes
E. Christiana Köhler
Includes bibliographical references (p. 90-92)
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
77649172
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Neolithic Period--Egypt
Egypt--Antiquities