Did Egypt Develop Independently of Nubia?

I will bring in more evidence for a Nubian influence for the development of Egypt's First Dynasty, but first--evidence Egypt may have developed independently--or at least had segments of its development come to age independently.

The February 12, 2008 issue of the New York Times had an article by By John Noble Wilford. It stated: "Long before the rule of pharaohs, Egyptians grew wheat and barley and raised pigs, goats, sheep and cattle. Spotty evidence had suggested that agriculture was practiced there more than 7,000 years ago, two millenniums earlier than the first royal dynasties."

In addition: From the USA Today, APR 18, 2002, "First writing may have started under real-life 'Scorpion King' ,"

The article states: "Once upon a time, long before movies were ever invented, a genuine "Scorpion King" may have ruled southern Egypt, researchers say.

"King Scorpion I, as archaeologists call him, ruled much of ancient Egypt more than 5,000 years ago, says Egyptologist John Darnell of Yale University. A team he led uncovered rock inscriptions in 1995, the "Scorpion Tableau," that seem to describe the Scorpion King's reign, a pivotal point in the history of Egypt and of writing itself.

"He may in fact have been the man who united all of southern Egypt," Darnell says. He and other researchers suspect King Scorpion I was the first in the line of rulers who preceded the first dynasty of the Pharaohs. The Pharoahs ruled both the southern Nile Valley and northern Nile Delta, or upper and lower Egypt."

The key words here are: King Scorpion I was the first in the line of rulers who preceded the first dynasty of the Pharaohs.