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Tasian Culture

4500 BC – 4000 BC
CultureAfrica

Contested early Predynastic Upper Egyptian culture named for burials at Deir Tasa, notable for the earliest black-topped pottery; some scholars treat it as inseparable from the Badarian culture rather than a distinct entity.

Either transitioned into / was absorbed by the Badarian culture, or (per the majority current view) was never a truly separate culture at all -- see confidence note.

Borders in 4500 BC · drawn from 1 sourced border frame
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