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Ancient Egypt: Predynastic and Early Periods

The first and earliest portion of ancient Egyptian civilization was called the Predynastic period, when the separate kingdoms Upper and Lower Egypt were united for the first time.

The Herbal Wines of Ancient Egypt

An ancient recipe for herbal wine has been identified from residues on the inside of a jar from one of the earliest Egyptian rulers, Scorpion I

Abydos (Egypt)

Abydos (known as Abdju to the ancient Egyptians) is an Early Dynastic city and necropolis located on the edge of the desert on the west bank of the Nile River in Egypt.

Adaima (Egypt) - Predynastic and early Dynastic Egyptian Settlement

Adaïma is a predynastic and early Dynastic settlement located in the Nile valley of Egypt, about nine kilometers from the town of Isna.

First Dynasty Egypt

From Tour Egypt, an essay on the archaeology and history of the first pharaonic dynasty of ancient Egypt.

Gebel Manzal el-Seyl (Egypt) - Early Dynastic Quarry

Gebel Manzal el-Seyl is a quarry site in Egypt's eastern desert, where stone for vessels was mined during the first few dynasties of the Old Kingdom.

Hierakonpolis (Egypt) - Predynastic Town of Hierakonpolis

Hierakonpolis (modern Nekhen) is a large predynastic town site located between two dry riverbeds (wadis).

Memphis

The ancient city of Memphis was the Old Kingdom (ca. 3100-2258 BC) capital of Menes

Naqada, Egypt

Naqada is a region that contains many predynastic sites, including dwellings, villages and cemeteries. This description of the site is from Tour Egypt.

Pharaohs and Timeline of Egypt

An ancient Egyptian timeline showing the all the pharaohs of the various dynasties and intermediate periods, from your Guide to Ancient History, N.S. Gill.

Predynastic Egypt Timeline and Definition

The Predynastic period in Egypt is the name archaeologists have given to the three millennia before the emergence of the first unified Egyptian state society.

Predynastic Period: African History

From Alistair Boddy-Evans at African History at About, a description of the ancient history of the predynastic period.

The Narmer Palette

The Narmer Palette is an early Period Egyptian civilization artifact, showing the conquest of Upper and Lower Egypt by the first Egyptian pharaoh, Menes or Narmer.

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