03535nam 2200493 450 991015857530332120161013081335.01-78570-138-X1-78570-136-3(CKB)3710000001010623(MiAaPQ)EBC4783848(EXLCZ)99371000000101062320150730d2016 uy| 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierDakhleh Oasis and the Western Desert of Egypt under the Ptolemies /James C.R. GillHardcover edition.Oxford ;Philadelphia :Oxbow Books,2016.1 online resource (502 pages) illustrations, mapsDakhleh Oasis project ;monograph 17"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."1-78570-135-5 Includes bibliographical references.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.Monograph (Dakhleh Oasis Project) ;no. 17.Excavations (Archaeology)EgyptDakhla OasisPottery, EgyptianDakhla Oasis (Egypt)HistoryDakhla Oasis (Egypt)AntiquitiesEgyptEconomic conditions332 B.C.-640 A.DExcavations (Archaeology)Pottery, Egyptian.932.2021Gill James C. R.1243515MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910158575303321Dakhleh Oasis and the Western Desert of Egypt under the Ptolemies2884303UNINA