Cohen/Peripheral Concerns, 5. Egypt and Nubia

Despite the fact that the southern Levant and Nubia did not experience direct contact with one another, in a core-periphery analytical framework, both regions were linked together systemically through their relationship with the common core of ancient Egypt. To situate the urban development and the core-periphery relationship between Egypt and the southern Levant in a broader perspective, this chapter presents an examination and discussion of Egyptian interaction and relationships with Nubia from the Protodynastic period through the end of the Middle Kingdom. In particular, this chapter notes the degree, type, and intensity of the Egyptian activity in Nubia in comparison to the contemporary activity in the Early and Middle Bronze Ages in the southern Levant.