An edition of Dakhleh Oasis and the western desert of Egypt under the Ptolemies
(2015)
Dakhleh Oasis and the western desert of Egypt under the Ptolemies
by James C. R. Gill
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Egyptian Pottery, Excavations (Archaeology), Economic conditions, Antiquities, History, Excavations (archaeology), middle east, Egypt, antiquities, Economic history, Keramik, Fouilles (Archéologie), Histoire, Conditions économiques, HISTORY, Ancient, SOCIAL SCIENCE / ArchaeologyPlaces
Egypt, Dakhla Oasis, Dakhla Oasis (Egypt)Times
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction
1.1. Introduction --
1.2 Previous research --
1.3 Methodological approach --
1.4 Nile Valley evidence -- -- Chapter 2: Mut al-Kharab
2.1 Introduction --
2.2 The Ptolemaic pottery deposits --
2.3 A transitional late period/ early Ptolemaic period deposit --
2.4 Miscellaneous pottery from other trenches --
2.5 Ptolemaic ostraka from Mut al-Kharab --
2.6 Summary of Ptolemaic activity at Mut al-Kharab --
Chapter 3: Ptolemaic pottery from Dakhleh Oasis --
3.1 Introduction --
3.2 Previous research --
3.3 Presentation of the material --
3.4 Fabrics and wares --
3.5 Decoration --
3.6 Manufacturing techniques --
3.7 Forms --
3.8 General discussion -- -- Chapter 4: Ptolemaic sites in Dakhleh Oasis
4.1 Introduction --
4.2 Structure of the catalogue --
4.3 Site identification --
4.4 Site types --
4.5 Site distribution --
4.6 General discussion -- -- Chapter 5: Ptolemaic activity in the western desert
5.1 Introduction --
5.2 Kharga Oasis --
5.3 Farafra Oasis --
5.4 Bahariya Oasis --
5.5 Siwa Oasis --
5.6 Minor Oases --
5.7 Discussion -- -- Chapter 6: Conclusion
6.1 Results of the study --
6.2 Beyond the Fayum: Ptolemaic settlement in the western oases --
6.3 Directing divine offerings to the valley --
6.4 Gateway communities, the "oasis by-path" and long-distance trade --
6.5 A military "buffer zone" --
6.6 The Persian legacy --
6.7 Conclusion --
Appendix 1: Mut al-Kharab: context descriptions --
Appendix 2: Pottery assemblages from Mut al-Kharab --
Appendix 3: Ptolemaic pottery forms: examples and parallels --
Appendix 4: Catalogue of Ptolemaic sites in Dakhleh Oasis --
Appendix 5: Pottery assemblages from Dakhleh Oasis sites --
Appendix 6: Catalogue of Ptolemaic sites in the western oases.
Edition Notes
"This book is a modified version of a PhD thesis completed in 2014 in the Centre for Archaeology and Ancient History (now the Centre for Ancient Cultures) at Monash University."
Includes bibliographical references.
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