International Conference
Origin of the State. Predynastic and Early Dynastic Egypt
(Cracow, Poland: 28th August - 1st September 2002)

Abstracts of Papers

Krzysztof M. CIALOWICZ, Marek CHLODNICKI & Stan HENDRICKX (eds.)

Cracow 2002

1- PARTICIPANTS	2- ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS
3- DOWNLOADS	4- PROCEEDINGS
5- ANNOUNCEMENTS, SECOND CONFERENCE

1- PARTICIPANTS

2- ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS

ABLAMOWICZ, R.,
Les restes d'animaux à caractère symbolique (?) d'après les études à Tell el Farkha (Egypte) [page 9]

BABA, M. & SAITO, M.,
Experimental Studies on the Firing Methods of the Black-topped Pottery in Predynastic Egypt [p. 10-11]

BAGH, T.,
First Dynasty Jewellery and Amulets - Finds from the Naqada Tomb, Comparisons and Interpretation [p. 12-13]

BELOVA, G.,
The Unified Egyptian State. The Outlook from the East [p. 14]

BIELEN, S.,
The Funerary Objects from the Early Dynastic Royal Tombs at Abydos in the Royal Museums of Art and History in Brussels
[p. 15-16]

BRAUN, E.,
Egypt and the Southern Levant: Shifting Patterns of Relationships during Dynasty 0 [p. 17]

BUCHEZ, N.,
Study of a Ceramic Ensemble from the End of the Naqada Period and its Socio Economic Context [p. 18-20]

CAMPAGNO, M.,
In the Beginning was the War. Conflict and the Emergence of the Egyptian State [p. 21-22]

CHLODNICKI, M.,
Excavations at the Central Kom of Tell el-Farkha, 1990-2002 [p. 23-24]

CIALOWICZ, K.M.,
Tell el-Farkha 2001-2002. Excavations at the Western Kom [p. 25-26]

CWIEK, A.,
Sealings from Tell el-Farkha [p. 27]

DEBOWSKA, J.,
Recent Discoveries in the Necropolis of Tell el-Farkha [p. 28]

DESSEL, J.P.,
Colonialism, Commerce and the Initial Unification of the Egyptian State: Egypto-Canaanite Relations in the Fourth Millennium
[p. 29-30]

EL-BAGHDADI, S.G. & EL-SAID NUR, N.M.,
The Late Predynastic - Early Dynastic Cemeteries of Minshat Ezzat and Tell el-Samarah (el-Dakahliya Governorate), Northeastern Delta [p. 31-32]

FALTINGS, D.,
An Early Egyptian City at Tell es-Sakhan near Gaza [p. 33]

FRIEDMAN, R.F.,
Excavations at Hierakonpolis [p. 34-35]

GOPHNA, R., A
Comment on Possible Relations between Early Bronze Age III Southern Canaan and Old Kingdom Egypt [p. 36]

GRAFF, G.,
Les peintures sur vases Nagada I-II. Nouvelle approche sémiologique [p. 37-38]

HARTUNG, U.,
New Investigations in the Predynastic Settlement at Maadi [p. 39]

HENDRICKX, S.,
A small Second Dynasty Cemetery at Elkab [p. 40]

HERBICH, T.,
The Magnetic Survey at Tell el-Farkha [p. 41]

JIMÉNEZ SERRANO, A.,
The Name of Elephantine in the Late Predynastic Period [p. 42]

JÓRDECZKA, M.,
Stone Implements from Tell el-Farkha [p. 43-44]

JUCHA, M.,
Tell el-Farkha 2001-2002. The Pottery from the Tombs [p. 45]

KABACINSKI, J.,
Lithic Industry at Tell el-Farkha (Eastern Delta) [p. 46]

KÖHLER, E.C.,
At the Origins of Memphis - The New Excavations in the Early Dynastic Necropolis at Helwan [p. 47-49]

KROEPER, K.,
Aspects of the Analysis of a Cemetery [p. 50]

KROL, A.,
The Heb-Sed and the Emergence of the Egyptian State [p. 51]

KUBIAK-MARTENS, L.,
Plant Remains from Tell el-Farkha in the Eastern Nile Delta (Seasons 2001 and 2002 - Preliminary Results) [p. 52]

MACZYNSKA, A.,
The Pottery Tradition at Tell el-Farkha [p. 53]

MIDANT-REYNES, B.,
Kom el-Khilgan [p. 54]

MYSLIWIEC, K.,
Recent Discoveries of Early Old Kingdom Structures in West Saqqara [p. 55]

NOWAK, E.M.,
Egyptian Predynastic Ivories decorated with Anthropomorphic Motifs [p. 56]

PATCH, D.C.,
Regional Settlement Patterns as Indicators of Cultural Change in the Predynastic Period [p. 57-58]

PAWLIKOWSKI, M.,
Results of the Preliminary Mineralogical Investigation at Tell el-Farkha, Nile Delta, Egypt [p. 59-60]

PAWLIKOWSKI, M.,
Reasons for the Neolithic - Early Dynastic Transition in Egypt. Geological and Climatic Evidence [p. 61-63]

PIQUETTE, K.,
Representing the Human Body on Late Predynastic - Early Dynastic Labels [p. 64]

REGULSKI, I.,
Early Dynastic Palaeography [p. 65-67]

RIEMER, H.,
News about the Clayton Rings: Long Distance Desert Travellers during Egypt's Predynastic [p. 68]

ROWLAND, J.M.,
Application of Mortuary Data to the Problem of Social Transformation in the Delta from the Terminal Predynastic to the Early Dynastic Period [p. 69]

SMYTHE, J.,
Pottery from the New Excavations at the Cemetery Site of Helwan [p. 70-71]

SOWADA, K.,
Egypt in the Levant during the Early Dynastic Period/Early Bronze Age II [p. 72]

TAKAMIYA, I.,
Development of Specialization in the Nile Valley during the 4th Millennium B.C. [p. 73-74]

VAN DEN BRINK, E.C.M.,
Inter-site Variability of Late Early Bronze I Sites with Egyptian Affiliations. A further Update and Re-assessment [p. 75]

VAN WETERING, J.,
The Royal Cemetery of the Early Dynastic Period at Saqqara and the Second Dynasty Royal Tombs [p. 76]

VERMEERSCH, P.M. & HENDRICKX, S.,
Abadiya 2, a Naqada I Site near Danfiq, Upper Egypt [p. 77]

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4- PROCEEDINGS

EGYPT AT ITS ORIGINS. STUDIES IN MEMORY OF BARBARA ADAMS
Proceedings of the International Conference "Origin of the State. Predynastic and Early Dynastic Egypt", Krakow, 28th August - 1st September 2002

Stan HENDRICKX, Renée F. FRIEDMAN, Krzysztof M. CIALOWICZ and Marek CHLODNICKI (eds.)

Orientalia Lovaniensia Analecta 138. Leuven: Peeters Publishers, 2004.

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SECOND CONFERENCE

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Origin of the State. Predynastic and Early Dynastic Egypt

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