The prehistory of Egypt from the first Egyptians to the first Pharaohs
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The prehistory of Egypt from the first Egyptians to the first Pharaohs
Blackwell Publishers, 2000
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Préhistoire de l'Égypte
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [276]-298) and index
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Description
This books covers the history of the Nile Valley from Nubia to the Mediterranean, during the period from the earliest hominid settlement, around 700,000 BC to the beginnings of dynastic Egypt at the end of the fourth millennium BC.
Table of Contents
Illustrations. Preface.
Acknowledgements.
Translator's Note.
Introduction.
Part I: The Land of Egypt:.
1. Between the River and the Desert.
Part II: The Palaeolithic Period: .
2. The Earliest Evidence for Humans in the Nile Valley.
3. The Beginnings of Cultural Diversity.
4. Diversity or Nilotic Adaptation.
Part III: The Neolithic Period:.
5. The Process of 'Neolithicization'.
6. The Neolithic Period (Fifth Millennium BC).
Part IV: The Approach to the Pharaonic Period (Fourth Millennium BC): .
7. The Predynastic Period (c. 4000-3000 BC).
8. The First Pharaohs and the Unification of the Two Lands.
Conclusion.
Appendix 1: Relative Chronology and the Traditional Dating Systems.
Appendix 2: 'Absolute Dates'.
Glossary.
Abbreviations.
Bibliography.
Index.
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