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Buto (Modern Tell el-Farein) in Egypt |
 | | In the North, Nekhen’s counterpart was Buto, which we believe is the area known as Tell el-Farain (meaning "mound of the pharaohs") today (though there is some uncertainty regarding this). |
 | | Evidence from Buto suggests that this northern land was first influenced by the style of pottery found in the south, and that later the region was enveloped by southern |
 | | Interestingly, while considerable ruins dating to predyanstic Egypt and Egypt's late period exist at Buto, there is little to suggest that Buto was any more then a small village during most of the Old and Middle Kingdom periods. |
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