<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"  xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:dcterms="http://purl.org/dc/terms/"><dc:title xml:lang="en">Fayum A</dc:title><dc:identifier>http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en?tema=31434506</dc:identifier><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher xml:lang="en">Getty Institute</dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2026-03-30 20:57:09</dcterms:created><dcterms:isPartOf xsi:type="dcterms:URI">http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en</dcterms:isPartOf><dcterms:isPartOf xml:lang="en">Tesaurus d&apos;Art i Arquitectura</dcterms:isPartOf><dc:format>text/html</dc:format> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">Faiyum Neolithic</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">Fayum Neolithic</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">Fayuum</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">Fayyum Neolithic</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">Neolithic, Faiyum</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">Neolithic, Fayum</dcterms:alternative> <dc:description xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Refers to the Predynastic period in Lower Egypt from about 4800 to 4000 BCE named after the location of settlements in the Fayum. These settlements were based on hunting, fishing, and gathering and are characterized by coarsely made and simply shaped pottery and a richly varied lithic industry. ]]></dc:description></metadata>