Naqada (Arabic: نقادة, romanized: Naqāda, Coptic: ⲛⲉⲕⲁⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ, romanized: Nekatērion, Ancient Greek: Παμπανίς, romanized: Pampanís) is a town on the west bank of the Nile in Qena Governorate, Egypt, situated ca. 20 km north of Luxor.It includes the villages of Tukh, Khatara, Danfiq, and Zawayda.According to 1960 census, it is one of the most uninhabited areas ...

The Gerzeh culture, also called Naqada II, refers to the archaeological stage at Gerzeh (also Girza or Jirzah), a prehistoric Egyptian cemetery located along the west bank of the Nile.The necropolis is named after el-Girzeh, the nearby contemporary town in Egypt. Gerzeh is situated only several miles due east of the oasis of Faiyum.. The Gerzeh culture is a material culture identified by ...

La culture de Nagada (3800-3150 avant JC) se développe donc sur 650 ans, au cours de la période prédynastique égyptienne, en Haute-Égypte.On passe alors d'une population qui pratique élevage et chasse, et quelques cultures domestiquées, à une société hiérarchisée, de cultivateurs de céréales, regroupés dans des villes et dominée par des chefs, puis par des souverains qui …