"The Cultural Production and The Egyptian Character in Palestine during The Pre- dynastic era"

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There were friendly commercial relations and economic , cultural exchange between Egypt and The Levant , especially Palestine during The pre-dynastic era ( around 4000- 3200 or 3100 B C ) , all that was through the south of Palestine and the Sinai Peninsula , where many  monuments of Egyptian character were found in many sites of Palestine. The people of these regions interacted greatly with what the Egyptians produced , therefore they quoted what was necessary and imported what they needed , helped them to do so near distance and trade , The Egyptian influence on Palestinian cultural production was represented below : 1-  Stone machinery , and tools such as scrapers and sharp tools ( cutters) , fighting quarries , decorative tools such as earrings and beads 2- Orthopedic instruments  like  spatula and perforation tools. 3 –Pottery  pots of various shapes and ladles. 4 – Brass instruments such as  awls. bayonets, daggers and hooks. 5-  Housing. 6 -  Arts of paintings , decoration and sculptures of human and animal statues in various forms, thus  indicates The strength of The Egyptian influence on the cultural production in Palestine during That era.                                                                  

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