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[QUOTE]Originally posted by rasol: [QB] Extending the facts into the realm of theory and some hypothesis: I think much of what is Kemetic (ie - Egyptian) civilisation began further south in Ta Seti: Group A Nubia, and earlier. The Edfu text, later texts from dynastic Kemet, linguistic and archeological evidence, all suggests that Group A culture moved into Ta Shemu (Upper Egypt) FROM Ta Seti (Nubia), perhaps the pre-dynastic Kings conqured Ta Shemu from Ta Seti, and moving the capital there. Since archeology shows the people shared a culture, and skeletal anthropology shows affinity that border's on "identity" (Keita,Weeks) this is really a geographic issue: ie where is the culture centrally located, and not ethnic. Indeed, I do not think there was ANY ethnic difference between Upper Egypt and Lower Nubia (concepts MEANINGLESS IN 3800 bc!) at that time. By the time of Narmer the culture of the Nile Valley was centered in Ta Shemu. Namer conquers the delta, cira 3200(~) and again 'moves' the capital, beginning the history of dynastic Kemet, or Egypt as we call it. Although I think the Group A Nubians of Ta Seti and the pre dynastic "Egyptians" are essentially, the same people. Lower Nubia was never as heavily populated as Upper Egypt in antiquity because the Nile Valley is very narrow there. It is in fact a hot dry mostly wasteland that was famous for much of Pre Kush history mostly for its "Nub" (ie, gold), and not for agricultural produce. I think various African ethnic groups moved into and out of both regions, and the political boundaries also changed constantly. For example, the 1st ruling class of Kemetic history (Narmer's people), the Annu, may be a distinct African ethnic group from the 2nd or 3rd ruling classes. Similarly the later Kushites may be a distinct African ethnic group from Group A Nubia. In sumation: * Nubia is derived from a Kemetic word meaning gold. * It is a geographic area also since Roman times. * Treating it as geography we may say that much of Nubia was a part of Kemet for most of it's dynastic history. * And we may also say that "Egyptian" history originates largely in Nubia, and that is not a paradox either, since a part of Nubia was generally a part of Egypt, and still is to this day. * Nubia is a part of Egypt in the sense that Manchuria is a part of China, Wales is a part of Great Britain, Natal is a part of South Africa and California is a part of the United States. . [/QB][/QUOTE]
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