Who were the mysterious Neolithic people that enabled the rise of ancient Egypt? Here`s what we`ve learned on our digs
(PHYSorg.com Archaeology & Fossils)

To many, ancient Egypt is synonymous with the pharaohs and pyramids of the Dynastic period starting about 3,100BC. Yet long before that, about 9,300-4,000BC, enigmatic Neolithic peoples flourished. Indeed, it was the lifestyles and cultural innovations of these peoples that provided the very foundation for the advanced civilisations to come.