University College London; Petrie, William M. Flinders [Oth.]: Handbook of Egyptian antiquities: exhibited at University College (London: University College, 1915)

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Conjectural approximate Dates.

Chellean flint working ... —-
300,000
Acheulean ..... —
200,000
Mousterian ..... —
150,000
Aurignacian ..... —
50,000
Solutrean .....
30,000
Magdalenian ..... —
20,000
Earliest graves, ist prehistoric age, s.d. 30 b.
c. 8,000
2nd „ ,, S.D. 40-78
7,000

Dates as recorded by the Egyptians.

Dynasty I
Royal Tombs, Abydos
55°°
IV
Pyramid Builders, Gizeh
4800
V
Saqqareh tombs .
4500
VI
Pyramid inscriptions .
4300
XI
Rise of Thebes .
3800
XII
Amenemhats and Senuserts
3600
XV
Hyksos conquest
2500
XVII
Rise of Berbers.
1700
XVIII
Thothmes and Amenheteps
1587
XIX
Ramessides
1328
XX
,, * * *
1202
XXI
Priest kings and Tanites
1102
XXII
Sheshenqs and Usarkens
952
XXIII
Theban line
832
XXV
Ethiopian conquest
726
XXVI
Saites ....
664
XXVII
Persians ....
525
XXIX-
—XXX Egyptians
399
Alexander and Ptolemies
332
Romans ....
30
Arab conquest. . a.d
. 641