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The 16 pages that link to Hierakonpolis, each with the reason it gives.

• Narmer PaletteBroader topic: The palette was found in a deposit at this early royal center.

• Predynastic EgyptBroader topic: Its cemeteries, workshops, and ceremonial remains illuminate early political centers.

• Early Dynastic Period of EgyptRelated: Its ceremonial deposits and royal imagery document the political culture preceding and accompanying unification.

• Naqada cultureRelated: Its elite burials and ceremonial remains illuminate centers within Naqada society.

• Naqada IIIRelated: Its excavated precincts show how a regional center participated in emerging state power.

• Scorpion IIBroader topic: Objects associated with Scorpion II connect him to this early royal center.

• Upper EgyptBroader topic: Its remains illuminate the political and ritual power of early southern rulers.

• First Dynasty of EgyptRelated: Its ceremonial objects and burials document the southern centers of early power.

• Unification of EgyptRelated: Its rulers and institutions exemplify the southern political centers involved in state formation.

• NaqadaRelated: Its evidence offers a settlement-scale comparison with Naqada’s cemetery-centered record.

• Naqada IIRelated: Its settlement and cemetery preserve evidence of Naqada II's increasing social differentiation.

• Naqada IRelated: Its later prominence illustrates the growth of regional centers after Naqada I.

• Egyptian state formationBroader topic: Its elite burials, ceremonial objects, and settlement evidence illuminate early rulership.

• KhasekhemwyRelated: A statue of Khasekhemwy found there connects his rule to an important southern center.

• MenesRelated: Its elite tombs and royal imagery illuminate the world associated with Narmer.

• Prehistoric EgyptBroader topic: Its settlement, cemeteries, and ritual remains illuminate emerging political authority.