First Pharaoh came to power 500 years later than previously thought
British archaeologists have discovered that the original came to power, Pharaohs in ancient Egypt, 500 years later than thought so far. Using mathematical models, radiocarbon dating and archeological evidence, researchers found that the first leader, King Aha, came to the throne between 3111 BC and 3045 BC, i.e. almost five centuries later than was estimated.A new timeline, studied at the University of Oxford for this season, shows that Egypt had developed in just 600 years. "There's no record prior to the third dynasty, so we have to guess exactly when it took place the first dynasty, which led to the development of writing and agriculture," explained Michael Dee, British University archaeologist.The Pharaohs, who have ruled the Former Egpito for more than 3,000 years, began with King Aha â€" or at least thought to have been so.The study, published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society A, also revealed that the pre-dynastic period â€" when the first inhabitants near the Nile River began to build permanent seats â€" will have occurred in 3700 BC and 4000 BC, as was thought."The origins of Egypt began a Millennium before the pyramids were built, and this is why our knowledge about how this powerful State has developed is based on archaeological evidence," continued Dee.The new study gives archaeologists a new proof of radiocarbon dating that puts aside the chronology of the first dynasty of the former Egpito leaders and suggest that Egypt formed more quickly than previously thought.Until now, scholars have only trusted archaeological evidence, using evolutionary styles of pottery found in funerary places to assemble the puzzle of the timings of the main chronological events.The radiocarbon dating was obtained through hair, bones and plants collected from excavations of several key places, including tombs of Kings and other burial places. Archaeologists say that the margin of error is of 32 years.Photo: under Creative Commons license
If You Enjoyed This, Take 5 Seconds To Share It
0 comments:
Post a Comment