Predynastic Egypt

The Predynastic Period of Egypt (prior to 3100 BC) is the period that culminates in the rise of the Old Kingdom and the first of the thirty dynasties based on royal residences, by which Egyptologists divide the history of pharaonic civilization using a schedule laid out first by Manetho's Aegyptaica. The structure of the nomes, into which Egypt was divided, predates the First Dynasty, and there are inscriptions of pre-dynastic kings such as Narmer. Early excavations of pre-dynastic sites were pursued in the 19th century at Naqada, Abydos, Coptos, and Hierakonpolis. While many authorities begin this prehistoric period with the Naqada culture, others place its beginnings in the Lower Paleolithic.

Related Topics:
Old Kingdom - Manetho - Nomes - First Dynasty - Narmer - Naqada - Abydos - Coptos - Hierakonpolis - Lower Paleolithic

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