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Hardcover edition. |
| Description |
1 online resource (502 pages) : illustrations, maps. |
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computer rdamedia |
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online resource rdacarrier |
| Series |
Dakhleh Oasis project ; monograph 17 |
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Monograph (Dakhleh Oasis Project) ; no. 17.
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| Note |
"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." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| 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. |
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Description based on print version record. |
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Ptolemaic dynasty, 305 B.C.-30 B.C.
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Excavations (Archaeology) -- Egypt -- Dakhla Oasis.
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Pottery, Egyptian.
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Dakhla Oasis (Egypt) -- History.
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Dakhla Oasis (Egypt) -- Antiquities.
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Egypt -- Economic conditions -- 332 B.C.-640 A.D.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Gill, James C. R. Dakhleh Oasis and the Western Desert of Egypt under the Ptolemies. Oxford : Oxbow Books, 2016 483 pages ; 31 cm. Dakhleh Oasis project ; Monograph 17 9781785701351 |
| ISBN |
9781785701351 (hardback) |
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9781785701368 (digital) |
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9781785701368 (e-book) |
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