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Lower Egypt Predynastic

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RELATIVE TIME PERIOD: Follows the Late Paleolithic Egyptian tradition, precedes the Early Dynastic tradition.

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    Christiana Köhler

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Köhler, C. (2001). Lower Egypt Predynastic. In: Peregrine, P.N., Ember, M. (eds) Encyclopedia of Prehistory. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-1193-9_12

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