New Discoveries at Tell el-Farkha and the Beginnings of the Egyptian State

Tell el-Farkha was an important centre already in Predynastic times, when a great Lower Egyptian culture complex was erected on the Central Kom. Items found inside confirmed both the significant role played by the local elite and its relationship with the Levant and Upper Egypt. The first large Naqa...

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Published inÉtudes et Travaux no. 30; p. 231
Main Author Ciałowicz, Krzysztof Marek
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Institute of Mediterranean and Oriental Cultures of the Polish Academy of Sciences 23.08.2017
Subjects
Early Dynastic Egypt
Lower Egyptian culture
Naqada culture
Protodynastic Egypt
Tell el-Farkha
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Summary:Tell el-Farkha was an important centre already in Predynastic times, when a great Lower Egyptian culture complex was erected on the Central Kom. Items found inside confirmed both the significant role played by the local elite and its relationship with the Levant and Upper Egypt. The first large Naqadian building was erected outside the town centre. This building and the whole settlement were destroyed (Naqada IIIA1) by the next group of Naqadians, probably connected with another political centre. They were the constructors of the oldest Egyptian mastaba. During the reign of Iry-Hor (middle of Naqada IIIB), the third group of Naqadians appeared at the site. The period between Naqada IIIA and middle of IIIB phase seems to have been a period of competition between the most influential Naqadian proto-kingdoms. In the middle of the First Dynasty, Tell el-Farkha changed its role: from the capital of a part of the Eastern Delta to a provincial town of only economic significance.
ISSN:2084-6762
2449-9579
DOI:10.12775/EtudTrav.30.011