The University of Missouri Archeology Museum--Mistaken Artifacts

Trade between Upper and Lower Egypt occurred before the first Dynasty of Egypt, before Egypt was Egypt. New objects excavated prove this point: a stone vase discovered at el-Amra, and copper, (which--along with gold--is not present in Egypt), found its way from Nubia--though it may have also come from Sinai. Obsidian and gold definitively came from Nubia.

Two artifacts on display at the Archeology Museum date to before Egypt was Egypt. These artifacts, I strongly believe, came from Nubia. The first, a black topped jar dated 3900-3150 BCE and the second a fish shaped cosmetic palette dated from around 3500 (give or take a few centuries)--both dated years before the First Dynasty of Egypt and add additional proof that Nubia was the civilization that formed the first Egypt--or at least a large influence). The muuseum claims they came from Naqada which is above the first cataract in the Niles--but already a mix of people from many places--and Egypt was not yet Egypt even though Nubia was already Nubia.

Furthermore, how would Egypt know about the large gold mines of Nubia if Nubians did not tell them. (Remember: Nubia was separated from Egypt by cataracts in the Niles that made it very difficult to navigate from one country to the next.)

Unfortunately, only about four percent of the artifacts owned by the museum at the Univrsity of Missouri are on display and I have no access to the other pieces--but I firmly believe that at last the pottery is not Egyptian, but Nubian.

I hope one of the curators of the musum reads this and lets me have access to the collection--or at least can offer proof that the dated artifacts are Egyptian even though Egypt did not begin as a nation until 3150 BCE.

And remember that Nubians were already occupants of the land.