The picture of Naqadan-Lower Egyptian transition reconstructed on the basis of sepulchral data

The picture of Naqadan-Lower Egyptian transition reconstructed on the basis of sepulchral data

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The picture of Naqadan-Lower Egyptian transition reconstructed on the basis of sepulchral data

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title:	The picture of Naqadan-Lower Egyptian transition reconstructed on the basis of sepulchral data
author:	Dębowska-Ludwin Joanna
editor:	Mączyńska Agnieszka
book title:	The Nile Delta as a centre of cultural interactions between Upper Egypt and the Southern Levant in the 4th millennium BC : [proceedings of the conference held in the Poznan Archaeological Museum, Poznań, Poland, 21-22 June 2013]
date of publication :	2014
place of publication : name of publisher:	Poznań : Poznań Archaeological Museum
pages:	105-117
ISBN:	978-83-60109-35-9
series:	Studies in African Archaeology (Poznań), ISSN 0866-9244; vol. 13
URL:	http://www.muzarp.poznan.pl/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/The-Nile-Delta-_25mar_2014_mala.pdf?page#105
date accessed:	2015-02-11
language:	English
book language:	English
abstract in English:	The issue of the Naqadan-Lower Egyptian transition is widely discussed by various specialists. The most recent research, like excavations at Tell el-Farkha and Kom el-Khilgan, or reevaluation of older thoroughly published and well known works (e.g. Minshat Abu Omar) throw new light on the case. According to our present knowledge earlier theories, which attempted to explain this interesting change in Egyptian history as a result of a conquest, failed. Actually proposed theories – depending on the point of view, that is usually the site from which the situation is interpreted – are more North or South oriented. The most convincing seem to be those accenting assimilation (Buchez & Midant-Reynes 2011) and integration (Mączyńska 2011), which point to the fact that the contact of North-expanding Naqadans and resident Lower Egyptians brought to creation of a new cultural value. Many of these disagreements come from overestimation of the leading Naqadan role and, at the same time, underestimation of the Lower Egyptian cultural unit complexity (see also Köhler 2008; in press; Mączyńska in press c). The issue is discussed on the basis of Northern Egyptian mortuary data.
number of pulisher's sheets:	1
conference:	The Nile Delta as a centre of cultural interactions between Upper Egypt and the Southern Levant in 4th millennium BC; 2013-06-21; 2013-06-22; Poznań; Polska; ; ; ;
affiliation:	Wydział Historyczny : Instytut Archeologii
type:	chapter
subtype:	conference proceedings