<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!DOCTYPE Zthes SYSTEM "http://zthes.z3950.org/xml/zthes-05.dtd">  <Zthes><term><termId>31434515</termId><termName>Merimde</termName><termType>PT</termType><termNote><![CDATA[ Refers to the Predynastic period in Lower Egypt from about 4500 to 3500 BCE named after the site of Merimde. The period is characterizd by a fully sedentary village life with pottery and stone artifacts similar to those of Fayum A but with more variation and elaboration in the pottery. ]]></termNote><termCreatedDate>2026-03-30 20:57:09</termCreatedDate><relation><relationType>UF</relationType><termId>31434516</termId><termName>Merimda</termName><termType>ND</termType></relation><relation><relationType>BT</relationType><termId>31406813</termId><termName>Lower Egyptian Predynastic</termName><termType>PT</termType></relation></term>  </Zthes>