Buto-Maadi culture

GPTKB entity

Statements (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:artifacts
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Maadi_culture
gptkbp:archaeologicalFinds first excavated in 1918
major excavations in 1930s and 1970s
gptkbp:archaeologicalSite gptkb:Maadi
gptkb:Buto
gptkb:Wadi_Digla
H el-Omari
gptkbp:burialPractice simple pit graves
few grave goods
gptkbp:characterizedBy gptkb:ceramics
copper tools
burials with simple grave goods
settlements with mud-brick architecture
gptkbp:distinctFrom gptkb:Faiyum_A_culture
gptkb:Naqada_culture
gptkb:Badarian_culture
gptkbp:economy agriculture
fishing
trade
animal husbandry
gptkbp:evidence domesticated animals
copper working
early social complexity
imported goods from Levant
wheat and barley cultivation
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Naqada_culture
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Buto-Maadi culture
gptkbp:influencedBy Levantine cultures
Upper Egyptian cultures
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Lower_Egypt
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Maadi
gptkb:Buto
gptkbp:notableFor long-distance trade
early urbanization
distinct pottery styles
gptkbp:period gptkb:Predynastic_Egypt
circa 4000–3500 BCE
gptkbp:potteryStyle black-topped ware
imported Palestinian ware
red-polished ware
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Faiyum_A_culture
gptkbp:tradedOn gptkb:Levant
gptkb:Upper_Egypt
gptkb:Nubia
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Maadi_culture
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7