Wednesday, May 12, 2010

HISTORY OF JEWELRY & ORIGINFIRST EVIDENCE

The first evidence of jewelry making in Ancient Egypt dates back to the 4th millennia BC, to the Predynastic Period of along the Nile River Delta in 3100 BC, and the earlier Badarian culture (named after the El-Badari region near Asyut) which inhabited Upper Egypt between c.4500 BC and c.3200 BC. From 2950 BC to the end of Pharaonic Egypt at the close of the Greco-Roman Period in 395 AD, there were a total of thirty-one dynasties, spanning an incredible 3,345 years!

The first pharaohs of Egypt were kings Serket I and Narmer, at the beginning of the "Early Dynastic Period" (1st-3rd Dynasties, from 2850—2575 BC). The remaining twenty eight dynasties were divided into eight sub-groups which ended with the demise of the Greco-Roman Period in 395 AD. It was during this final chapter that Egypt was ruled by the Macedonians, Ptolemies, and finally the Romans


Courtesy: Google

No comments:

Post a Comment