Badarian, a. Archæol.
(bəˈdɛərɪən, -ˈɑːrɪən)
[f. Badari, name of district in Egypt + -an.]
Of or designating the ancient pre-Dynastic culture, evidence of which was first discovered in the Badari region of Egypt in 1924.
| 1924 Brit. Sch. Archæol, in Egypt, Catal. Antiq. at Qua 3 Beyond are some of the bowls of this oldest culture known, which we may call Badarian. 1925 Glasgow Herald 29 Aug. 10/1 The Badarian civilisation was widespread and covered a long period. 1931 Discovery Sept. 293/2 Objects from the earlier Badarian and Tasian cultures included well-preserved examples of the delicate black ‘ripple’ ware. |