What question did this study set out to answer?

The research aims to establish a detailed framework of local chronologies to understand the socio-economic transitions and political unification in early Egypt.

January 1, 1999

State Formation in Egypt. Chronology and Society

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The research aims to establish a detailed framework of local chronologies to understand the socio-economic transitions and political unification in early Egypt.
Analyzed mortuary data using seriation and statistical techniques.
Applied typological criteria to seven cemeteries in the Nile valley.
Reviewed ceramic phases alongside historical controls.
Defined local chronologies revealing significant socio-economic changes during the transitional period.
Identified trends towards political unification through archaeological evidence.
Highlighted importance of recent findings related to Delta communities.

Resumen

This study, the focus of which is the transitional period from late Predynastic to early Dynastic times, seeks to establish a reliable and refined framework of local chronologies, for the purpose of investigating the complex socio-economic changes which took place. It also seeks to examine the origins of the the trend towards political unification of the country. With reference to mortuary data, a full explanation is offered of the techniques of seriation and statistical analysis, and typological criteria as applied to seven cemeteries in the Nile valley. Wilkinson supplies a summary of recent advances in understanding the evidence uncovered, and the issues left to be pursued. Controls are presented to chart alongside the principal ceramic phases, and appendices give details of the pottery groups employed. An extended essay in Part 5 completes the picture by discussing Delta communities of some significance just lately brought to light.

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