February 15, 2025 5:28 am

Predynastic Artifacts in Civilization Museum

This is a list of all the predynastic artifacts in the Civilization Museum on display since the opening of the museum in 2017.

Predynastic Period (3800–3200 BCE.)

The predynastic period marks the final stage of the Neolithic epoch. It came before the development of writing and the establishment of the state in the Dynastic epoch. This period is defined by sedentary communities along the banks of the Nile and the emergence of cultural centers. By the 6th millennium BCE,

Egyptians learned to farm and built grain storage silos. Additionally, they produced ceramics in various styles to represent different stages of this era. In the 5th millennium BCE, Egyptians constructed homes from reeds and mud bricks. They also began creating tombs equipped with funerary furnishings. This era also saw the first evidence of corpse preservation.

By the 4th millennium BCE, Egyptians discovered how to melt minerals. They developed the first known writing system, a significant achievement of the predynastic period. Between 4500 BCE and 4000 BCE, the earliest political groups in Upper Egypt emerged from independent towns and urban centers. These groups formed several nomes, each with political and economic importance.

Around 3600 BCE, Egyptians successfully united Upper and Lower Egypt under a single government. They established the first capital of a united state and created a ruling hierarchy based on royal inheritance. This event marks the beginning of the Dynastic period.

Predynastic Artifacts in Civilization Museum

Cultures of Naqada—NMEC

Pottery from Naqada—NMEC

The Naqada I culture was defined by its red pottery with white crossing designs and rhomboidal palettes, but the Naqada II culture had light-colored pottery with red decorations representing boats and human figures, and its palettes took numerous forms that ranged between boats, fish, and turtles.
Naqada I (3800-3500 BCE) – Naqada II (3500-3200 BCE)

Wooden Hoes

Wooden Hoes, 1st dynasty, NMEC

This is one of the earliest types of hoes used for plowing agricultural land, particularly during the sowing season. 1st Dynasty (3100 – 2890 BCE) | Hemaka Mastaba, Saqqara / Material: Wood

Sickle

Sickles, 1st dynasty, NMEC
Ancient Egyptians used sickles as one of the most significant instruments in agriculture. They crafted the blades from honed flint to cut and gather crops. 1st Dynasty (3100–2890 BCE)/Hemaka Mastaba, Saqqara / Wood – Flint

A Silo

Silos

In ancient Egypt, households installed silos to store grains. People inserted grains from the top and removed them from the bottom as needed. Archaeologists consider this silo one of the earliest examples from ancient Egypt. Ezbet Al-Walda, Helwan, 1st Dynasty, Pottery
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