Badarian culture
| Geographical range | Egypt |
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| Period | Neolithic |
| Dates | circa 5,000 B.C. — circa 4,000 B.C. |
| Type site | El-Badari |
| Characteristics | Contemporary with Tasian culture, Merimde culture |
| Preceded by | Faiyum A culture |
| Followed by | Amratian culture |
| Periods and dynasties of ancient Egypt |
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All years are BC |
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See also: List of pharaohs by period and dynasty Periodization of ancient Egypt |
The Badarian culture provides the earliest direct evidence of agriculture in Upper Egypt during the Predynastic Era. It flourished between 4400 and 4000 BC, and might have already emerged by 5000 BC.