IMHICIHU   13380
INSTITUTO MULTIDISCIPLINARIO DE HISTORIA Y CIENCIAS HUMANAS
Unidad Ejecutora - UE
capítulos de libros
Título:
Late Fourth Millennium BC
Autor/es:
CAMPAGNO, MARCELO
Libro:
UCLA Encyclopaedia of Egyptology
Editorial:
University of California
Referencias:
Lugar: Los Angeles; Año: 2013; p. 1 - 15
Resumen:
In Ancient Egypt, the late 4th millennium BC corresponds to what is known as the Late Predynastic period (Naqada IIIA-B). It was a crucial time for the constitution of Egypt as a single political entity. In Upper Egypt, earlier tendencies towards social differentiation and functional specialization intensify during this period, mainly in Hierakonpolis and Abydos. From this time on, similar tendencies are also apparent in Lower Egypt, in centers such as Buto, Tell Farkha, and Minshat Abu Omar. The process of political unification of Egypt takes place during this time. Authors differ with regard to specific events, but most agree that the process began in Upper Egypt, and then continued outwards, to ultimately encompass the territory from Elephantine to the Nile Delta. The earliest known examples of writing (Abydos? Tomb U-j) date back to this period, as well as the earliest serekhs, both anonymous and with kings? names. These names are usually grouped under the label ?Dynasty 0,? a term that only indicates the existence of kings in the Nile Valley before the advent of Dynasty I.