village of Kom el-Khilgan

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The village of Kom el-Khilgan is an archaeological site in the Nile Delta of Egypt known for its prehistoric remains that help illuminate early Egyptian Neolithic and Predynastic cultures.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological site
village
continent Africa
country Egypt
environment alluvial plain of the Nile Delta
hasArchaeologicalPeriod Neolithic
Predynastic Egypt NERFINISHED
hasEvidenceFor early village communities in the Nile Delta
mortuary practices of Neolithic and Predynastic populations
subsistence strategies in prehistoric Nile Delta
hasTypeOfFind botanical remains
ceramics
faunal remains
human burials
lithic tools
knownFor burial grounds
cemeteries
helping illuminate early Egyptian Neolithic cultures
helping illuminate early Egyptian Predynastic cultures
prehistoric remains
locatedIn Lower Egypt NERFINISHED
Nile Delta NERFINISHED
northern Egypt
locatedNear Nile River NERFINISHED
partOf Nile Delta archaeological sites
researchField Egyptology NERFINISHED
Near Eastern archaeology
prehistoric archaeology
significance contributes to understanding of early farming communities in the Nile Delta
important for chronology of Neolithic and Predynastic Egypt
provides evidence for cultural development before the formation of the Egyptian state

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Merimde Beni Salama locatedNear village of Kom el-Khilgan