CLCV 2906 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Badari Culture, Silt, The Figurine
24 May 2016
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Earliest evidence of a civilisation in egypt dates back to 5000 bce. Evidence of pre- dynastic artefacts exist but that means that it comes after badari (mesolithic). We find serrated edges on flint blades on neolithic blades (on display at that national museum at vienna). These knives would"ve been used for both skinning animals as well as in war. Another design feature of these flint blades it that they break off after stabbing a person to cause more pain and ensure death. Getting injured in war ensure death in antiquity (they would bleed out). The arid basket in egypt preserves wicker grain baskets (on display at vienna and the. British museum), they date back to 5000 bce. Likely this is perhaps the earliest non- stone object to survive in north africa. This indicates that they were growing grain as well as thinking about storage and transport (which indicates a surplus of grain).
