adjective
- relating to or dating from the period before the establishment of the first dynasty in ancient Egypt (before c. 3100 BCE)
Usage: archaeological; historical
Examples
- Predynastic Egypt was characterized by small settlements along the Nile River.
- The museum displayed predynastic pottery and stone tools.
- Archaeologists study predynastic burial practices to understand early Egyptian culture.
- Predynastic art shows the development of Egyptian artistic traditions.
- The predynastic period lasted for several centuries before unification.
- Many predynastic sites have been excavated in Upper Egypt.