The Prehistory of Egypt: From the First Egyptians to the First Pharaohs

Abstract

Illustrations. Preface. Acknowledgements. Translatora 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 a Neolithicizationa . 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: a Absolute Datesa . Glossary. Abbreviations. Bibliography. Index.