How far does the ancient Egyptian culture date back to?
The earliest culture in ancient Egypt was the Badarian, and excavations of their permanent settlements show their life was based on a simple agrarian culture supported by some hunting and fishing and dated to circa 5,500-4,000BCE. This era is referred to as The Predynastic Period and is made up of the Badraian culture, followed by the: Naqada1 (Amratian) circa 4,000BCE- 3,000BCE. Naqada 2.(Gerzian)circa 3,500-3150BCE Naqada 3 sometimes referred to as dynasty 0 circa 3150 BCE-3000BCE. This brings us to the Early Dynastic Period of Dynasties 1 and 2 circa 3150-2584 BCE, followed by the Old Kingdom beginning with dynasty 3 and the rule of pharaoh Djoser 2584-2565 BCE.
