EARLY DYNASTIC EGYPT
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Early Dynastic Egypt spans the five centuries preceding the construction of the Great Pyramid at Giza. This was the formative period of ancient Egyptian civilization, and it witnessed the creation of a distinctive culture that was to endure for 3,000 years. This book examines the background to that great achievement, the mechanisms by which it was accomplished, and the character of life in the Nile valley during the first 500 years of Pharaonic rule.The results of over thirty years of international scholarship and excavation are presented in a single highly illustrated volume. It traces the re-discovery of Early Dynastic Egypt, explains how the dynasties established themselves in government and concludes by examining the impact of the early state on individual communities and regions.
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Several Naqada IIIB pottery vessels at Tell el-Farkha are incised with serekhs, linking the area to royal interests and property, although whether these were local rulers or rulers from the south is uncertain.
“Certainly there are several Naqada IIIB pottery vessels at Tell el-Farkha incised with examples of serekhs-rectangular devices that usually served as a frame for enclosing a ruler's name-which links the area to royal interests and property (Jucha 2012), although whether these were local rulers or rulers from the south is uncertain (T.Wilkinson 1999, pp.52-58).”
From The Egyptian Predynastic and State Formation (2016) · cites this paper as T. Wilkinson 1999
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Stevenson, A. (2016) · Journal of Archaeological Research · doi:10.1007/s10814-016-9094-7 · Cited by 72 · see citing works
- Authors
- Wilkinson, T. A. H.
- Corresponding author
- Wilkinson, Toby A H
- Venue
- Routledge eBooks
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- Published
- 1999
- OpenAlex
- W1982277160
- Cited by
- 329
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 9.78
- Type
- book
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Routledge eBooks (publishedVersion)
- Taylor & Francis eBooks (publishedVersion)
- Lincoln Repository (University of Lincoln) (submittedVersion)
- Figshare (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Archeology › Ancient Egypt and Archaeology
- Social Sciences › Anthropology › Classical Antiquity Studies
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Archeology › Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies
- Keywords
- Early Dynastic Egypt, ancient Egypt, state formation
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