Egypt 4000 b.c.,Naqada civilization Naqada I is a city located in Qena where a huge number of potteries were found in more than 900 tombs. More than 1500 tombs had been discovered up till now. The culture of Naqada I is distinguished with smooth red pottery, black-edged red pottery and a third kind of pottery with white paintings. Pottery at this phase had various shapes. People used it in making bowls, pots, plates and cups. Tombs of Naqada I resembled oval holes, where the dead person was to be buried in fetus position and directed to the south. Dead peoples corpses were wrapped with goatskin or mat and there were mass graves as well. These tombs suggest that either they were family graves or that the servants of the dead were killed and buried to serve their masters in the Second Life. Also discovered are tombs for animals and humans
Posted on: Tue, 22 Jul 2014 01:22:44 +0000
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