LEADER 02859oam 2200421 450 001 9910824504403321 005 20211104175133.0 010 $a1-78925-157-5 010 $a1-78925-159-1 035 $a(CKB)4100000008707102 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6384886 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000008707102 100 $a20210417d2019 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aRoads in the deserts of Roman Egypt $eanalysis, atlas, commentary /$fMaciej Paprocki 210 1$aOxford ;$aPhiladelphia :$cOxbow Books,$d2019. 215 $a1 online resource (353 pages) 311 $a1-78925-156-7 330 8 $aEgypt under the Romans (30 BCE-3rd century CE) was a period when local deserts experienced an unprecedented flurry of activity. In the Eastern Desert, a marked increase in desert traffic came from imperial prospecting/quarrying activities and caravans transporting wares to and from the Red Sea ports. In the Western Desert, resilient camels slowly became primary beasts of burden in desert travel, enabling caravaneers to lengthen daily marching distances across previously inhospitable dunes. Desert road archaeology has used satellite imaging, landscape studies and network analysis to plot desert trail networks with greater accuracy; however, it is often difficult to date roadside installations and thus assess how these networks evolved in scope and density in reaction to climatic, social and technological change. 0Roads in the Deserts of Roman Egypt examines evidence for desert roads in Roman Egypt and assesses Roman influence on the road density in two select desert areas: the central and southern section of the Eastern Desert and the central Marmarican Plateau and discusses geographical and social factors influencing road use in the period, demonstrating that Roman overseers of these lands adapted remarkably well to local desert conditions, improving roads and developing the trail network. Crucially, the author reconceptualises desert trails as linear corridor structures that follow expedient routes in the desert landscape, passing through at least two functional nodes attracting human traffic, be those water sources, farmlands, mines/quarries, trade hubs, military installations or actual settlements. 606 $aRoads, Roman 606 $aExcavations (Archaeology) 607 $aEastern Desert (Egypt)$xAntiquities, Roman 607 $aEgypt$zEastern Desert$2fast 615 0$aRoads, Roman. 615 0$aExcavations (Archaeology) 676 $a388.10937 700 $aPaprocki$b Maciej$01599280 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bUtOrBLW 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910824504403321 996 $aRoads in the deserts of Roman Egypt$93921885 997 $aUNINA