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  1. Kerma was a Bronze Age culture (c. 2500–1500 bce) located in what is today Sudan and southern Egypt. It is one of the earliest complex societies in Africa and, at its height, rivaled Ancient Egypt. The ancient Kerma culture spans the Pre-Kerma, examining the settlements and cemeteries of this ancient culture during the Pre-Kerma (3500–2500 ...

  2. Jan 31, 2022 · The Early or Ancient Kerma was from around 2,500 BC to 2,050 BC, and very little is known about this period. Middle Kerma was from around 2,050 BC to 1,750 BC, during which Kerma was the great rival to the Egyptian south. And the Classic Kerma, their golden age following the Hyksos conquest of Egypt, existed from around 1,750 BC to 1,500 BC.

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  4. Jul 4, 2013 · Abstract. This article discusses two of Africa’s great civilisations which developed in the Nile Valley on the southern margins of the Sahara. The first with its capital at Kerma was the earliest urban civilisation in sub-Saharan Africa and rose to rival in power Pharaonic Egypt. The second, the Kingdom of Kush, lasted for over 1,000 years ...

  5. Feb 22, 2023 · Kerma Kingdom was established in around 2500 BCE, a couple of centuries after ancient Egypt. The City at it's peak rivalled the neighboring Kingdom of Egypt in it's extension. Their relations were always bittersweet as they experienced great moments where they traded and exchanged a lot of culture, while at other times, the Kingdoms went to war ...

  6. Jan 10, 2022 · Kerma, also known as Karmah, is a historically significant archaeological site. It is the old capital of Kerma, an ancient country located in the Dongola Reach (above the 3rd Cataract of the River Nile in Sudan). All of these legends date back over 5500 years. Kerma is one of the most important archaeological sites in ancient Nubia (ancient ...

  7. Jan 13, 2021 · Kush, the state that grew from the city now known as Kerma, or Kerman Kush (Fig. 10.1), was the earliest African state south of Egypt to have a fully historical presence, having changed the geopolitics and trade of northeastern Africa and become, for a time, its greatest power. In this contribution, I deal with the role Kush played in the ...

  8. Jul 16, 2020 · The region south of Aswan, at the first cataract of the Nile River, is commonly called Nubia. Nubia is notable for its long-term, dynamic relationship with ancient Egypt. Just as importantly, Nubia was also the site of an early civilization. The kingdoms of Kerma (c. 2400 BCE to 1500 BCE) and Kush (c. 1000 BCE to 300 CE) emerged along the Nile ...

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