Gerzean

Gerzean
/ger"zee euhn, gerr"-/, adj.
of or pertaining to the predynastic, Aeneolithic culture of Upper Egypt c3600-3200 B.C., characterized by an emphasis on agriculture and fishing and the use of foreign artifacts and materials.
[1920-25; El Gerzeh a district in Egypt + -AN]

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