Cretulae: a basic class of objects in the archaeological research

From the study of these materials from Buhen until now not published yet we have obtained such an information as to enlarge our research field information that concerns essentially two clusters of events related to: I) the archaic periods (Pre- Early-Dynastic); II) the Chefren age.Buhen turns out as an important administrative centre already in archaic periods. Structures were found under Old Kingdom levels; among others a defence wall furnaces and a brick building referring to the first dinasties (Emery 1963b 117 119). Certainly the kings of Dynasty 0 and Thinite dynasties stood there as we deduce from the clay sealings.Similar deductions can be made for the Chefren age. On the sealings of this phase in fact administrative structures are named as the nbt Hwt perhaps a “Columned Hall”; besides buildings and stores were found during the excavations.In both periods it is to be noticed that exchange is the decisive factor to define contacts and transfer culture.