Naqada III was the last phase of the Naqada culture of predynastic Egypt, a period of rapid change in the Nile Valley in which a number of small chiefdoms were consolidated into the first Egyptian state. Rich cemeteries such as the one at Abydos contain tombs of rulers of the period, with imported goods and early hieroglyphic labels on pottery and bone tags, among the earliest known writing in Egypt. Objects such as the Narmer Palette show kings in the typical roles of Egyptian rulers, wearing the white and red crowns of Upper and Lower Egypt. Tradition credits Menes, who is often identified with Narmer, with uniting the country. The phase ends with the beginning of the First Dynasty.
Before and after
- from c. 3,250 BCE to 400 CEEgyptian hieroglyphs
- from 4th millennium BCE to 1st millenniumAncient history
- c. 3,201 BCENewgrange passage tomb is built
- from c. 3,200 BCE to 1,050 BCECycladic civilization
- from c. 3,200 BCE to 3,060 BCENaqada III
- from c. 3,180 BCE to 2,500 BCEOrigins of Skara Brae
- from c. 3,150 BCE to 2,890 BCEFirst Dynasty of Egypt
- c. 3,101 BCENarmer unifies Egypt
- from c. 3,100 BCE to 2,686 BCEEarly Dynastic Period of Egypt
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The era
This moment belongs to the Ancient civilizations (3,200 BCE to 500 CE), writing, cities and empires.