Neolithic Period Overview
- Neolithic Period: 4500-3000 BCE
- Early Dynastic: 3000-2650 BCE
- Old Kingdom: 2650-2150 BCE
- 1st Intermediate Period: 2150-2040 BCE
- Middle Kingdom: 2040-1640 BCE
- 2nd Intermediate Period: 1640-1550 BCE
- New Kingdom: 1550-1070 BCE
- 3rd Intermediate Period: 1070-712 BCE
- Saite and Late Periods: 712-332 BCE
- Greco-Roman Period: 332 BCE-642 CE
- Coptic Period: 395-642 CE
- Islamic Period and Modern Times: 642 CE-Today
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- Neolithic Period: 4500-3000 BCE
- Early Dynastic: 3000-2650 BCE
- Old Kingdom: 2650-2150 BCE
- 1st Intermediate Period: 2150-2040 BCE
- Middle Kingdom: 2040-1640 BCE
- 2nd Intermediate Period: 1640-1550 BCE
- New Kingdom: 1550-1070 BCE
- 3rd Intermediate Period: 1070-712 BCE
- Saite and Late Periods: 712-332 BCE
- Greco-Roman Period: 332 BCE-642 CE
- Coptic Period: 395-642 CE
- Islamic Period and Modern Times: 642 CE-Today
Neolithic Period
4500 BCE – 3000 BCE
The first evidence of habitation in Egypt dates to 1.8 million years ago. Early modern humans traveled up through Egypt on their journey to Europe and other lands.
Neolithic people lived in egalitarian communities as farmers and herders. As the climate dried out, part of a natural cycle, more people moved to the still-lush Nile River Valley.
As people began to live closer together, they began to organize their society and specialize tasks in order to function more efficiently. Eventually, simple governments formed.
Artifacts from the Neolithic Period
The Neolithic and Early Dynastic Periods Overview Video
