predynastic

[ pree-dahy-nas-tik ]

adjective

1. of, relating to, or belonging to a time or period before the first dynasty of a nation, especially the period in Egypt before c3200 b.c.

Word History and Origins

Origin of predynastic¹

1895–1900; pre- + dynastic ( def )

Example Sentences

They include 68 oval-shaped tombs dating back to the Predynastic Period that spanned from 6000-3150 B.C., the ministry said.

From Washington Times

The transition from prehistory to the First Dynasty is known as the predynastic period.

From Literature

Previously, archaeologists assumed that only women living during ancient Egypt's predynastic period, from 4000 B.C. to 3100 B.C., had tattoos.

From National Geographic

The findings, published in the Journal of Archaeological Science, concern a mummified man and woman from Egypt’s predynastic period, the era before the country’s unification by the first pharaoh in 3100BC.

From The Guardian

Experts say Abydos was Egypt’s capital toward the end of the Predynastic Period and during the rule of the first four dynasties.

From Washington Post