predynastic

American  

[pree-dahy-nas-tik] / ˌpri daɪˈnæs tɪk /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or belonging to a time or period before the first dynasty of a nation, especially the period in Egypt before c3200 b.c.

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Etymology

Origin of predynastic

1895–1900; pre- + dynastic ( def. )

Example Sentences

This he accomplishes with the help of lowly but plucky pickpocket Bek, played by Aussie Brenton Thwaites, who seems to have wandered over from a predynastic period version of "Glee."

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2016

The predynastic period in particular was not really identified as such until the late 19th century, about 100 years after Napoleon’s otherwise disastrous expedition to Egypt laid the foundations for Egyptology.

From New York Times • Apr. 12, 2012

“The Dawn of Egyptian Art” concentrates on the art of Egypt’s predynastic and early dynastic periods, from around 3900 to 2649 B.C.

From New York Times • Apr. 12, 2012

The transition from prehistory to the First Dynasty is known as the predynastic period.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson

Perhaps we have here the best racial picture of what ancient Egyptian and upper Nile regions were in predynastic times and later.

From The Negro by Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt)