Egyptian Pottery Distribution in A-Group Cemeteries, Lower Nubia: Towards an Understanding of Exchange Systems between the Naqada Culture and the A-Group Culture
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This paper explores exchange systems in the Predynastic and Early Dynastic Nile valley by examining distribution patterns of Egyptian pottery vessels in A-Group cemeteries of Lower Nubia. So-called ‘Hard Orange Ware’ vessels, manufactured within the Naqada culture area, were widely distributed along the valley, from the Delta to the Second Cataract region and beyond. Their presence in A-Group cemeteries, imported from the north, provides suitable material for investigating exchange systems between Naqada and A-Group societies. Quantitative analyses, including those on form assemblages and ‘fall-off patterns’, are applied, with the aim of elucidating distribution patterns, which may indicate developing complexity in exchange systems in Lower Nubia as complex societies developed within the Naqada culture.
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Similar types of assemblages imported from Upper Egypt are found in considerable numbers southward to the Second Cataract of the Nile.
“Similar types of assemblages imported from Upper Egypt are found in considerable numbers southward to the Second Cataract of the Nile (Takamiya 2004).”
From The Egyptian Predynastic and State Formation (2016) · cites this paper as Takamiya 2004
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Stevenson, A. (2016) · Journal of Archaeological Research · doi:10.1007/s10814-016-9094-7 · Cited by 72 · see citing works
“Similar types of assemblages imported from Upper Egypt are found in considerable numbers southward to the Second Cataract of the Nile (Takamiya 2004).”
Background
- Authors
- Takamiya, I. H.
- Corresponding author
- Takamiya, Izumi H.
- Venue
- The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2004-12
- Volume
- 90
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 35-62
- ISSN
- 0307-5133 (ISSN-L)
- 2514-0582
- OpenAlex
- W2297283197
- Cited by
- 14
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2025: 1 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 1 · 2016: 2 · 2012: 1
- FWCI
- 0.00
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Archeology › Ancient Egypt and Archaeology
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Archeology › Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Archeology › Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History
- Keywords
- Egyptian pottery, Naqada culture, Lower Nubia, exchange systems, Predynastic Egypt, Early Dynastic Egypt, pottery distribution, cemeteries, complex societies, Nile Valley
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