Naqada cemetery
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Naqada cemetery is an important Predynastic and Early Dynastic burial ground in Upper Egypt, notable for its elite tombs that have provided key insights into the formation of the ancient Egyptian state.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
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cemetery ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
elite burials
ⓘ
emergence of kingship in Egypt ⓘ |
| chronologicalRange |
early 3rd millennium BCE
ⓘ
late 4th millennium BCE ⓘ |
| country | Egypt ⓘ |
| culture | Naqada culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| excavatedBy |
Flinders Petrie
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ⓘ
Jacques de Morgan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| excavationStartDate | 1890s ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalFeature |
differentiated burial wealth
ⓘ
grave group assemblages ⓘ |
| hasFind |
bead jewelry
ⓘ
copper tools ⓘ cosmetic palettes ⓘ cylinder seals ⓘ decorated pottery ⓘ early hieroglyphic inscriptions ⓘ imported objects from the Near East ⓘ ivory artifacts ⓘ maceheads ⓘ stone vessels ⓘ |
| hasPeriod |
Naqada I
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Naqada II NERFINISHED ⓘ Naqada III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTombType |
multiple-chamber tombs
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pit graves ⓘ rectangular chamber tombs ⓘ |
| hasType | elite cemetery ⓘ |
| knownFor |
elite tombs
ⓘ
evidence for early state formation in Egypt ⓘ evidence for social stratification ⓘ rich grave goods ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Naqada
NERFINISHED
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Upper Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Early Dynastic Egypt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Naqada archaeological area NERFINISHED ⓘ Predynastic Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| providesEvidenceFor |
development of funerary ideology in early Egypt
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increasing social complexity in Predynastic Egypt ⓘ long-distance trade networks ⓘ |
| significance | key source for understanding the formation of the ancient Egyptian state ⓘ |
| studiedInDiscipline |
Egyptology
ⓘ
archaeology ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
Early Dynastic period of Egypt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Predynastic period of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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