Important Events in Architecture and Design
All dates in this chronology are approximations (c.) and occur before the common era (B.C.E.).
| 3800–2298 | The earliest Egyptians bury their dead in oval pits in the desert and include pots, tools, and weapons. |
| 3100–2800 | The artists of the First Dynasty demonstrate a knowledge of uniform measurements called the cubit, palm, and finger. |
| Kings build seven mud brick enclosures at Abydos that are the first combination tombs and temples. |
| Egyptians add superstructures to pit tombs creating the first mastabas, tombs that resemble a large mud.....
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