Intro; Preface; Abbreviations; List of Illustrations; 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 Wares3.5 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 Valley6.4 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; Plates
