Foreign Contacts of Ancient Egypt - Early Dynastic (c. 3100-2575 BC)

Early Dynastic (c. 3100-2575 BC)

Evidence of Early Dynastic contacts are basically a continuation of the predynastic above with further extensions into Sudan. There are also some indications of contact with the Aegean and Crete in this period, but this evidence is weak.

Narmer had Egyptian pottery produced in southern Canaan — with his name stamped on vessels — and then exported back to Egypt. Production sites included Arad, En Besor, Rafiah, and Tel Erani. An Egyptian colony that was stationed in southern Canaan dates to this same era. First Dynasty Egyptian pottery has been found in southern Canaan, some bearing the name of Narmer.

Other reflections of Near Eastern contact particularly include a design of a flint knife.