Naqada culture
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The Naqada culture is an archaeological culture of Chalcolithic Predynastic Egypt, named for the town of Naqada, Qena Governorate. A 2013 Oxford University radiocarbon dating study of the Predynastic
Evolution of Egyptian prehistoric pottery styles, from Naqada I to Naqada II and Naqada III
Figure of a woman. Naqada II period, 3500–3400 BCE. Brooklyn Museum
Pre-dynastic Naqada cooking pot - scientific analysis has shown that this pot once contained a meat stew with honey
Incised hippopotamus ivory tusk, an upper canine with four holes around top, from Naqada Tomb 1419, Egypt, Naqada period, The Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, London
Naqada III
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Naqada III is the last archaeological phase of the Naqada culture of ancient Egyptian prehistory. Depending on the sources, it is dated to approximately from 3325 to 3000 BC, from c. 3350 BC to c. 292
Naqada culture
…period suggests a beginning date sometime between 3,800 and 3,700 BC, and end circa 3,100 BC, going through the three periods of Naqada I, Naqada II and Naqada III. "Naqada" (Nubt) literally means "Golden Town", reflecting the exceptional wealth of the eastern desert region in gold, and the strategic position of…
Tell el Farkha golden figurine
Male figurine from Tell el Farkha. Late Predynastic period. Egyptian Museum. 30cm height
Naqada III flint knife with gold handle. Lacma.
Detail of male figurines, Tell el-Farkha. Naqada IIIB, c. 3200–3000 BC