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Author Gill, James C. R., author

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."
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Subject Ptolemaic dynasty, 305-30 B.C.
SUBJECT Ptolemaic dynasty, 305-30 B.C. fast
Subject Excavations (Archaeology) -- Egypt -- Dakhla Oasis
Pottery, Egyptian.
Antiquities
Economic history
Excavations (Archaeology)
Pottery, Egyptian
SUBJECT Dakhla Oasis (Egypt) -- History
Dakhla Oasis (Egypt) -- Antiquities
Egypt -- Economic conditions -- 332 B.C.-640 A.D. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85041277
Subject Egypt
Egypt -- Dakhla Oasis
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2015042057
ISBN 9781785701368
1785701363
9781785701375
1785701371
9781785701382
178570138X