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Prehistoric Egypt and Predynastic Egypt was the period of time starting at the first human settlement and ending at the First Dynasty of Egypt around 3100 BC.. At the end of prehistory, "Predynastic Egypt" is traditionally defined as the period from the final part of the Neolithic period beginning c. 6210 BC to the end of the Naqada III period c. 3000 BC.
Umm el Qa'ab contains evidence that the site is the cemetery for Egypt's predynastic proto-kings along with rulers of the 1st and 2nd dynasties. In addition to early royal tombs, evidence also suggests a link between the site, the cult of Osiris , and Osiris' annual festival.
Southward, Egypt conquered Nubia. Eastward, the Egyptians successfully conquered the ancient regions of Palestine and Syria, being opposed by the Mitanni and the Hittites. Although, limited trade between the regions seems to have continued, culminating in the world's earliest known peace treaty, between Ramesses II and the Hittites.
English: Map of Ancient Egypt, showing the Nile up to the fifth cataract, and major cities and sites of the Dynastic period (c. 3150 BC to 30 BC). Cairo and Jerusalem are shown as reference cities. Cairo and Jerusalem are shown as reference cities.
Map of Ancient Egypt, showing the Nile up to the fifth cataract, and major cities and sites of the Dynastic period (c. 3150 BC to 30 BC) (from Prehistoric Egypt) Image 32 A Gerzeh culture vase decorated with gazelles , on display at the Louvre .
The Center received the first prize for innovative use of technology, in the Stockholm Challenge in 2004, for its work called The Archeological Map of Egypt. [4] All archaeological sites within Sharqia Governorate areas are accurately defined on small scale maps, providing a detailed and precise database.
The Narmer Palette, thought to mark the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt; note the images of the goddess Bat at the top, as well as the serpopards that form the central intertwined image. Naqada III is the last phase of the Naqada culture of ancient Egyptian prehistory , dating from approximately 3200 to 3000 BC. [ 2 ]
Thinis (Greek: Θίνις Thinis, Θίς This [a] ; Egyptian: Tjenu; Coptic: Ⲧⲓⲛ; [1] Arabic: طين [2]) was the capital city of pre-unification Upper Egypt.Thinis remains undiscovered but is well attested by ancient writers, including the classical historian Manetho, who cites it as the centre of the Thinite Confederacy, a tribal confederation whose leader, Menes (or Narmer), united ...