Title Dakhleh Oasis and the western desert of Egypt under the Ptolemies / James C.R. Gill

Edition Digital edition Published Oxford ; Philadelphia : Oxbow Books, 2016

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Description 1 online resource Series Dakhleh Oasis project: Monograph ; 17 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 Bibliography Includes bibliographical references 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." Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher Subject Ptolemaic dynasty, 305-30 B.C. Ptolemaic dynasty, 305-30 B.C. Excavations (Archaeology) -- Egypt -- Dakhla Oasis Pottery, Egyptian. Antiquities Economic history Excavations (Archaeology) Pottery, Egyptian Dakhla Oasis (Egypt) -- History Dakhla Oasis (Egypt) -- Antiquities Egypt -- Economic conditions -- 332 B.C.-640 A.D. Egypt Egypt -- Dakhla Oasis Genre/Form History Form Electronic book LC no. 2015042057 ISBN 9781785701368 1785701363 9781785701375 1785701371 9781785701382 178570138X

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