num_pages: 404
description: From the advent of Paleolithic hunters almost a million years ago to the unification of Upper &amp; Lower Egypt, the author demonstrates that many of the institutions of ancient Egyptian civilization were firmly rooted in prehistoric antecedents. Illustrated.IllustrationsPrefaceIntroductionThe paleolithic age in Egypt, c. 700,000-5500 BCThe predynastic peoples of upper Egypt: the emergence of the valley tradition, c. 5500-3100 BCThe predynastic peoples of lower Egypt: the delta tradition, c. 5500-3100 BCPeoples of the frontiers: the desert tradition, c. 6000-3100 BCFrom prehistory to history, c. 3100-2700 BCBibliographyIndex
language: English
title: Egypt Before the Pharaohs: The Prehistoric Foundations of Egyptian Civilization
titlecomplete: Egypt Before the Pharaohs: The Prehistoric Foundations of Egyptian Civilization
genres: Egyptology, History, World History, Egypt, Africa, Ancient, Archaeology, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 51
publisher: Barnes & Noble Books (NY)