unification. Consequently, the current consensus is that "Menes" and "Narmer" refer to the same person. Alternative theories hold that Narmer was the final king of the Naqada III period and Hor-Aha is to be identified with "Menes". Egyptians in Canaan and Nubia Egyptian settlement and colonisation is attested from about 3200 BC onward all over the area of southern Canaan with almost every type of artifact: architecture (fortifications, embankments and buildings), pottery, vessels, tools, weapons, seals, etc. 20 serekhs attributed to Narmer — the first ruler of the Early Dynastic Period — have been found in Canaan. There is also evidence of Egyptian settlement and occupation in lower Nubia after the Nubian A-Group culture came to an end. By the Early Dynastic Period, the Egyptian state had likely imposed its authority as far north as modern Tel Aviv and as far south as the second cataract in Nubia. References Further reading External links Narmer Palette States and territories established in the 4th millennium BC States and territories disestablished in the 3rd millennium BC Early Dynastic Period of Egypt Dynasties of ancient Egypt 32nd century BC 27th century BC 4th millennium BC in Egypt 3rd millennium BC in Egypt pl:Władcy Egiptu#Okres wczesnodynastyczny (archaiczny) – ok. 3150–2686 roku p.n.e.