essay

The relative chronology of the Naqada culture: problems and possibilities

aspects of early egyptLondonPublished In 1996 • Pages: 36-69

By: Hendrickx, Stan.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Hendrickx discusses of Petrie's Sequence Dating and Kaiser's STUFEN chronology to re-examine the relative chronology of the Naqada culture. He points out how they were created and the problems with using them. 'The inconsistencies regarding the archaeological description of the differences between the principal periods of the Naqada culture are important enough to enforce a change in terminology. However, it seems to be too early to do so.' (page 64.). Despite this statement Hendrickx provides an absolute chronology for Naqada I-III on page 64.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Reviews and critiques
Theoretical orientation in research and its results
Organization and analysis of results of research
Dating methods in archaeology
History
Ceramic technology
Burial practices and funerals
Typologies and classifications
traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Early Dynastic Egypt
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
essay
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
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
no date given
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
5900 BP-4650 BP (3900 B.C. -2650 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
Stan Hendrickx
For bibliographical references see document 6: Spencer
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
97171109
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Egypt--Antiquities/Egypt--History--To 332 B.C.