LEADER 03535nam 2200493 450 001 9910158575303321 005 20161013081335.0 010 $a1-78570-138-X 010 $a1-78570-136-3 035 $a(CKB)3710000001010623 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4783848 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000001010623 100 $a20150730d2016 uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 10$aDakhleh Oasis and the Western Desert of Egypt under the Ptolemies /$fJames C.R. Gill 205 $aHardcover edition. 210 1$aOxford ;$aPhiladelphia :$cOxbow Books,$d2016. 215 $a1 online resource (502 pages) $cillustrations, maps 225 1 $aDakhleh Oasis project ;$vmonograph 17 300 $a"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." 311 $a1-78570-135-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $gChapter 1: Introduction --$t1.1. Introduction --$t1.2 Previous research --$t1.3 Methodological approach --$t1.4 Nile Valley evidence --$gChapter 2: Mut al-Kharab --$t2.1 Introduction --$t2.2 The Ptolemaic pottery deposits --$t2.3 A transitional late period/ early Ptolemaic period deposit --$t2.4 Miscellaneous pottery from other trenches --$t2.5 Ptolemaic ostraka from Mut al-Kharab --$t2.6 Summary of Ptolemaic activity at Mut al-Kharab --$tChapter 3: Ptolemaic pottery from Dakhleh Oasis --$t3.1 Introduction --$t3.2 Previous research --$t3.3 Presentation of the material --$t3.4 Fabrics and wares --$t3.5 Decoration --$t3.6 Manufacturing techniques --$t3.7 Forms --$t3.8 General discussion --$gChapter 4: Ptolemaic sites in Dakhleh Oasis --$t4.1 Introduction --$t4.2 Structure of the catalogue --$t4.3 Site identification --$t4.4 Site types --$t4.5 Site distribution --$t4.6 General discussion --$gChapter 5: Ptolemaic activity in the western desert --$t5.1 Introduction --$t5.2 Kharga Oasis --$t5.3 Farafra Oasis --$t5.4 Bahariya Oasis --$t5.5 Siwa Oasis --$t5.6 Minor Oases --$t5.7 Discussion --$gChapter 6: Conclusion --$t6.1 Results of the study --$t6.2 Beyond the Fayum: Ptolemaic settlement in the western oases --$t6.3 Directing divine offerings to the valley --$t6.4 Gateway communities, the "oasis by-path" and long-distance trade --$t6.5 A military "buffer zone" --$t6.6 The Persian legacy --$t6.7 Conclusion --$tAppendix 1: Mut al-Kharab: context descriptions --$tAppendix 2: Pottery assemblages from Mut al-Kharab --$tAppendix 3: Ptolemaic pottery forms: examples and parallels --$tAppendix 4: Catalogue of Ptolemaic sites in Dakhleh Oasis --$tAppendix 5: Pottery assemblages from Dakhleh Oasis sites --$tAppendix 6: Catalogue of Ptolemaic sites in the western oases. 410 0$aMonograph (Dakhleh Oasis Project) ;$vno. 17. 606 $aExcavations (Archaeology)$zEgypt$zDakhla Oasis 606 $aPottery, Egyptian 607 $aDakhla Oasis (Egypt)$xHistory 607 $aDakhla Oasis (Egypt)$xAntiquities 607 $aEgypt$xEconomic conditions$y332 B.C.-640 A.D 615 0$aExcavations (Archaeology) 615 0$aPottery, Egyptian. 676 $a932.2021 700 $aGill$b James C. R.$01243515 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910158575303321 996 $aDakhleh Oasis and the Western Desert of Egypt under the Ptolemies$92884303 997 $aUNINA