Naqada II culture

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The Naqada II culture was a late Predynastic Egyptian archaeological culture marked by increasing social complexity, long-distance trade, and artistic developments that paved the way for the emergence of the early Egyptian state.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Predynastic Egyptian culture
archaeological culture
alsoKnownAs Gerzean culture
archaeologicalSite Abydos
Gerzeh
Hierakonpolis
Maadi region
linked to: Maadi

Naqada
el-Amra
chronologicalPhase Naqada IIa
Naqada IIb
linked to: Naqada II culture

Naqada IIc
linked to: Naqada II culture

Naqada IId
linked to: Naqada II culture

Naqada IIe
linked to: Naqada II culture
country Egypt
endTime c. 3200 BCE
follows Naqada I culture
linked to: Naqada II culture
hasCharacteristic artistic innovation
development of large ceremonial centers
development of more complex burial customs
development of regional elites
emergence of larger tombs for elites
emergence of proto-writing or symbolic notation
emergence of social stratification
evidence of warfare and conflict
expansion of Naqada cultural traits into Lower Egypt
expansion of long-distance trade
growth of settlement hierarchy
increased regional interaction within Egypt
increased use of copper
increased use of iconography associated with kingship
increasing social complexity
intensification of craft specialization
use of cosmetic palettes
use of decorated pottery
use of metal objects
use of stone vessels
imports copper
exotic stones
lapis lazuli
silver
influences development of early Egyptian kingship
emergence of the early Egyptian state
iconography of early dynastic Egypt
locatedIn Lower Nubia
Nile Valley
Upper Egypt
namedAfter el-Gerza
partOf Naqada culture
linked to: Naqada II culture
period Late Predynastic Egypt
linked to: Predynastic Egypt
precedes Naqada III culture
linked to: Naqada III period
produces anthropomorphic and zoomorphic figurines
decorated pottery with boat motifs
ivory combs and wands
maceheads
stone cosmetic palettes with animal forms
startTime c. 3500 BCE
tradeWith Levant
linked to: Levant region

Nubia
Upper Egypt oases
possibly Mesopotamia

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Predynastic Egypt hasPart Naqada II culture
Predynastic Egypt hasPart Naqada III culture
linked to: Naqada II culture
Predynastic Egypt hasImportantSite Naqada
linked to: Naqada II culture
Hierakonpolis flourishedAround Naqada II period
linked to: Naqada II culture
Badarian culture followedBy Naqada culture
linked to: Naqada II culture
Badarian culture influenced Naqada I culture
linked to: Naqada II culture
Maadi culture overlapsWith Naqada II culture
Naqada II culture partOf Naqada culture
linked to: Naqada II culture
Naqada II culture follows Naqada I culture
linked to: Naqada II culture
Naqada II culture chronologicalPhase Naqada IIb
linked to: Naqada II culture
Naqada II culture chronologicalPhase Naqada IIc
linked to: Naqada II culture
Naqada II culture chronologicalPhase Naqada IId
linked to: Naqada II culture
Naqada II culture chronologicalPhase Naqada IIe
linked to: Naqada II culture
Naqada III period partOf Naqada culture
linked to: Naqada II culture
Naqada III period follows Naqada II period
linked to: Naqada II culture
Nubian A-Group culture coexistedWith Naqada II culture
Naqada hasArchaeologicalPhase Naqada II
linked to: Naqada II culture
Naqada archaeological area culture Naqada II
linked to: Naqada II culture