Naqada
E351845
Naqada is an ancient town in Upper Egypt renowned as a major prehistoric archaeological site that gave its name to the Naqada culture of early Egyptian civilization.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Naqada canonical | 10 |
| Naqada culture | 5 |
| Naqada I | 2 |
| Naqada (site) | 1 |
| Naqada I culture | 1 |
| Naqada region | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3366010 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Naqada Context triple: [Qena Governorate, hasSettlement, Naqada]
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Naqada II culture
The Naqada II culture was a late Predynastic Egyptian archaeological culture marked by increasing social complexity, long-distance trade, and artistic developments that paved the way for the emergence of the early Egyptian state.
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Naqada III period
The Naqada III period was the final phase of Predynastic Egypt, marked by increasing social complexity, political centralization, and the emergence of early writing and state formation.
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C.
Old Kingdom of Egypt
The Old Kingdom of Egypt was an early period of ancient Egyptian civilization, often called the "Age of the Pyramids," marked by centralized pharaonic power and the construction of monumental stone pyramids and tomb complexes.
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D.
Badarian culture
Badarian culture was an early Predynastic Egyptian Neolithic culture in Upper Egypt, notable for its distinctive pottery, burial practices, and role in the development of ancient Egyptian civilization.
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Faiyum Neolithic culture
The Faiyum Neolithic culture was an early agricultural and pastoral community in the Faiyum Oasis of Egypt, notable for some of the earliest evidence of farming, storage pits, and pottery in the Nile Valley.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Naqada Target entity description: Naqada is an ancient town in Upper Egypt renowned as a major prehistoric archaeological site that gave its name to the Naqada culture of early Egyptian civilization.
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A.
Naqada II culture
The Naqada II culture was a late Predynastic Egyptian archaeological culture marked by increasing social complexity, long-distance trade, and artistic developments that paved the way for the emergence of the early Egyptian state.
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B.
Naqada III period
The Naqada III period was the final phase of Predynastic Egypt, marked by increasing social complexity, political centralization, and the emergence of early writing and state formation.
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C.
Old Kingdom of Egypt
The Old Kingdom of Egypt was an early period of ancient Egyptian civilization, often called the "Age of the Pyramids," marked by centralized pharaonic power and the construction of monumental stone pyramids and tomb complexes.
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D.
Badarian culture
Badarian culture was an early Predynastic Egyptian Neolithic culture in Upper Egypt, notable for its distinctive pottery, burial practices, and role in the development of ancient Egyptian civilization.
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E.
Faiyum Neolithic culture
The Faiyum Neolithic culture was an early agricultural and pastoral community in the Faiyum Oasis of Egypt, notable for some of the earliest evidence of farming, storage pits, and pottery in the Nile Valley.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient town
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archaeological site ⓘ |
| ancientName |
Nebet
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surface form:
Nubt
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| ancientNameMeaning | City of Gold ⓘ |
| archaeologicalCultureTypeSiteFor |
Naqada
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Naqada culture
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| associatedWith |
early development of ancient Egyptian state
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emergence of social stratification in Egypt ⓘ |
| contributedTo | chronology of Predynastic Egypt ⓘ |
| country | Egypt ⓘ |
| cultureNamedAfter |
Naqada
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Naqada culture
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| distanceFromLuxor | about 25 km north ⓘ |
| earliestOccupation | 4th millennium BCE ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | Flinders Petrie ⓘ |
| excavationStartCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalFeature |
large predynastic cemetery
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settlement remains ⓘ temple remains ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalMaterial |
decorated pottery
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grave goods from elite burials ⓘ ivory figurines ⓘ stone palettes ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalPeriod | Predynastic Egypt ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalPhase |
Naqada
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Naqada I
Naqada II culture ⓘ
surface form:
Naqada II
Naqada III period ⓘ
surface form:
Naqada III
|
| hasEvidenceOf |
craft production
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early Egyptian funerary practices ⓘ long-distance trade contacts ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Naqada
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Naqada culture
predynastic Egyptian cemeteries ⓘ prehistoric archaeological remains ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Upper Egypt ⓘ |
| locatedInValley | Nile Valley ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Koptos (Qift)
ⓘ
Luxor ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Nile ⓘ |
| modernAdministrativeStatus | town in Qena Governorate ⓘ |
| partOf |
Pharaonic Egypt
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surface form:
ancient Egypt
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| region | Qena Governorate ⓘ |
| religiousSignificanceInAntiquity | cult center of the god Seth ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Chalcolithic
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Early Bronze Age ⓘ |
| usedFor | defining phases of early Egyptian civilization ⓘ |
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Subject: Naqada Description of subject: Naqada is an ancient town in Upper Egypt renowned as a major prehistoric archaeological site that gave its name to the Naqada culture of early Egyptian civilization.
Referenced by (20)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.