property · prop_egyfull_old_kingdom
Old Kingdom
Modern period label conventionally covering Dynasties 3 to 6.
Review and provenance
Specialist reviewer: not recorded. Review date: not recorded.
Dataset workflow: proposed. This is separate from specialist review.
Confidence describes the stated assessment; it does not certify expert approval. How review works.
Research description
The period includes substantial institutional change, regional variation and contested end boundaries; it is not a single unchanging golden age.
Evidence and sources
- supports · defines and contextualizes
The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt — Ian Shaw (editor) (2000)Supports the definition and its limits.
Locator: Old Kingdom chapter