Dakhleh Oasis and the western desert of Egypt under the Ptolemies
By: James C. R. Gill
Series: Dakhleh Oasis project: Monograph -- 17; Monograph (Dakhleh Oasis Project) -- no. 17.
Publisher: Oxbow Books
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Oxford; Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 504
ISBN-13: 9781785701351
Subjects: Egyptian Pottery; Excavations (Archaeology); Economic conditions; Antiquities; History
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."

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Chapter 1: Introduction; title: 1.1. Introduction --; title: 1.2 Previous research --; title: 1.3 Methodological approach --; title: 1.4 Nile Valley evidence -- -- Chapter 2: Mut al-Kharab; title: 2.1 Introduction --; title: 2.2 The Ptolemaic pottery deposits --; title: 2.3 A transitional late period/ early Ptolemaic period deposit --; title: 2.4 Miscellaneous pottery from other trenches --; title: 2.5 Ptolemaic ostraka from Mut al-Kharab --; title: 2.6 Summary of Ptolemaic activity at Mut al-Kharab --; title: Chapter 3: Ptolemaic pottery from Dakhleh Oasis --; title: 3.1 Introduction --; title: 3.2 Previous research --; title: 3.3 Presentation of the material --; title: 3.4 Fabrics and wares --; title: 3.5 Decoration --; title: 3.6 Manufacturing techniques --; title: 3.7 Forms --; title: 3.8 General discussion -- -- Chapter 4: Ptolemaic sites in Dakhleh Oasis; title: 4.1 Introduction --; title: 4.2 Structure of the catalogue --; title: 4.3 Site identification --; title: 4.4 Site types --; title: 4.5 Site distribution --; title: 4.6 General discussion -- -- Chapter 5: Ptolemaic activity in the western desert; title: 5.1 Introduction --; title: 5.2 Kharga Oasis --; title: 5.3 Farafra Oasis --; title: 5.4 Bahariya Oasis --; title: 5.5 Siwa Oasis --; title: 5.6 Minor Oases --; title: 5.7 Discussion -- -- Chapter 6: Conclusion; title: 6.1 Results of the study --; title: 6.2 Beyond the Fayum: Ptolemaic settlement in the western oases --; title: 6.3 Directing divine offerings to the valley --; title: 6.4 Gateway communities, the "oasis by-path" and long-distance trade --; title: 6.5 A military "buffer zone" --; title: 6.6 The Persian legacy --; title: 6.7 Conclusion --; title: Appendix 1:  Mut al-Kharab: context descriptions --; title: Appendix 2: Pottery assemblages from Mut al-Kharab --; title: Appendix 3: Ptolemaic pottery forms: examples and parallels --; title: Appendix 4: Catalogue of Ptolemaic sites in Dakhleh Oasis --; title: Appendix 5: Pottery assemblages from Dakhleh Oasis sites --; title: Appendix 6: Catalogue of Ptolemaic sites in the western oases.