Hierakonpolis (Nekhen)
City / RuinsEgyptc. 3,500 BCEPredynastic Egyptian (Naqada III)
Predynastic Egyptian capital (~3500-3100 BCE). The Narmer Palette was excavated here. Contains the oldest known mummification (5,500 BCE), the oldest temple in Egypt, and elite tombs with the earliest evidence of state formation.
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