XVIII.—Notes upon some Predynastic and early Dynastic Antiquities from Egypt, in the writer's collection

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During the past few years important excavations have been carried out in various parts of Egypt, with the result that they have contributed very largely to our knowledge of the predynastic and early dynastic times, which previously to about five years ago were very little known, as such finds had not been conducted in a scientific manner. Natives have for many years grubbed into early sites and have discovered certain objects, and those they considered marketable they have sold to Europeans and to the Museum at Grizeh; other objects probably quite as interesting which they perhaps did not think they could sell have been lost, together with the localities and other details. Fully twelve years ago I had from the late Reverend Greville Chester some slate palettes, and red glazed earthenware pots with black glazed tops, and other objects similar to those found by Professor Petrie at Naqada, which he at first supposed belonged to a people he provisionally termed the “New Race.”