Naqada culture

The Naqada culture, even Naqada culture is a prehistoric Egyptian culture. It is divided into three periods; total took the Naqada period of 1500 years. Which progress can be read from a technological, social and political terms the predynastic period until the foundation of the Egyptian state in these time periods.

The name was given the culture of the Upper Egyptian city of Naqada Naqada or, about 45 km north of Luxor on the west bank of the Nile. There were of Flinders Petrie in the 19th century over 3,000 graves that must be dated prior to the Early Dynastic period, have been found.

  • 2.1 Arts and Ceramics
  • 3.1 Art and Ceramics

Naqada I (ca. 4500-3500 BC)

This period had its origin in the area between Luxor and Abydos. Culture as a result of the Badari culture with which they proceeded for some time in parallel and they eventually replaced It is also known as Amra - culture or Amratian, as in El - Amra only finds from this period have been made.

Naqada I is known from beyond the first Nilkatarakts up north in the region of Assiut. Perhaps she was an even spread as far as the Faiyum. The Naqahdah -I period represented a purely cultural unity dar. by a State entity may still be no question.

Arts and Ceramics

The pottery, which had geometric shapes as decoration at the beginning of the period, was purely rotpoliert and monochrome or rotpoliert with a black border. The pottery was painted cream, with particular crosshatching occur very often. Later, animals of the Nile valley, partially shown even hunting, combat and iconic scenes. On some ships findings are shown. Pictures of human figures are rare in this period.

Interestingly itself are tapered (conical ) opening, tall objects, which later developed into pots and bottles. All pottery is handmade. The number of human figures increases. Here, find bearded male figures, which have been worked onto ivory rods or trailer, and a large number of female characters; so far only three female idols have been found that are associated with the Badari culture.

Naqada II (ca. 3500-3200 BC)

This period is named after the city Girza as Girzéen or Girza - culture in which only vestiges of that cultural development phase of Egypt have been made.

The rapid growth of knowledge and the resulting developments of the technique recorded from this period, the middle of the 4th millennium BC began. The making of stone and pottery vessels no longer happened only for their own use. Even the metal processing occurred further into the foreground.

A metropolitan area of culture lay in Hierakonpolis. Instead of simply constructed, round huts there were rectangular huts here. For specific social strata of the people special burial places were created. There was an elitism. In Hierakonpolis it seems to have been a government district. The foundations for future kingship were probably placed here.

Arts and Ceramics

The ceramic style of the Naqada I Period loses more and more important. Products made from Mergeltonen bowls, vases, plates and cups appeared. This material had to be worked much harder, but came hard ceramics, where food could be stored long-term. In addition, spherical, bulbous vessels that were painted with geometric patterns emerged. They were decorated with animal and plant representations. Boat representations with cabins and emblem stand types were more frequent decorations.

Naqada III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)

This period differs from the preceding chiefly by the grave goods of high-ranking people. During the period of this period especially the cities of Buto and Minschat Abu Omar were settled.

Arts and Ceramics

Ceramics were perfected in the making and on and show for the first time finds of this period hieroglyphic inscriptions.

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