Gerzean culture

GPTKB entity

Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:artifacts
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Naqada II culture
gptkbp:archaeologicalSite gptkb:Abydos
gptkb:Hierakonpolis
gptkb:Naqada
gptkb:Gerzeh
gptkbp:characterizedBy increased social complexity
use of copper
decorated pottery
trade with Near East
development of large cemeteries
distinct pottery
emergence of elite burials
iconography of boats
increased fortifications
use of stone palettes
gptkbp:chronology c. 3500–3200 BCE
gptkbp:followedBy Naqada III culture
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Gerzean culture
gptkbp:influencedBy Mesopotamian cultures
Levantine cultures
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Gerzeh
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Predynastic_Egypt
gptkbp:period Late Predynastic Period
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Amratian_culture
gptkbp:region gptkb:Upper_Egypt
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Predynastic_period
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6