Dakhleh Oasis and the western desert of egypt under the ptolemies /

Dakhleh Oasis and the western desert of egypt under the ptolemies /

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Main Author: Gill, James C. R (Author)

Format: Book

Language: English

Series: Dakhleh Oasis project ; 17.

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Ptolemaic dynasty, > 305-30 B.C.
Excavations (Archaeology) > Egypt > Dekhla Oasis.

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Call Number: DT73 .D33 M5 v.17

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300 |a 483 pages :  |b illustrations (some color), maps ;  |c 31 cm. 
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500 |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. 
505 0 |g Chapter 1: Introduction --  |t 1.1. Introduction --  |t 1.2 Previous research --  |t 1.3 Methodological approach --   |t 1.4 Nile Valley evidence --   |g  Chapter 2: Mut al-Kharab --  |t  2.1 Introduction --  |t  2.2 The Ptolemaic pottery deposits --  |t 2.3 A transitional late period/ early Ptolemaic period deposit --  |t  2.4 Miscellaneous pottery from other trenches --  |t  2.5 Ptolemaic ostraka from Mut al-Kharab --  |t  2.6 Summary of Ptolemaic activity at Mut al-Kharab --  |t  Chapter 3: Ptolemaic pottery from Dakhleh Oasis --   |t 3.1 Introduction --  |t  3.2 Previous research --  |t 3.3 Presentation of the material --   |t 3.4 Fabrics and wares --Rt 3.5 Decoration --  |t  3.6 Manufacturing techniques --   |t 3.7 Forms --  |t  3.8 General discussion --  |g  Chapter 4: Ptolemaic sites in Dakhleh Oasis --  |t  4.1 Introduction --   |t 4.2 Structure of the catalogue --   |t 4.3 Site identification --   |t 4.4 Site types --   |t 4.5 Site distribution --   |t 4.6 General discussion -- |g Chapter 5: Ptolemaic activity in the western desert --   |t 5.1 Introduction --   |t 5.2 Kharga Oasis --   |t 5.3 Farafra Oasis --   |t 5.4 Bahariya Oasis --   |t 5.5 Siwa Oasis --   |t 5.6 Minor Oases --   |t 5.7 Discussion -- |g Chapter 6: Conclusion --   |t 6.1 Results of the study --   |t 6.2 Beyond the Fayum: Ptolemaic settlement in the western oases --   |t 6.3 Directing divine offerings to the valley --   |t 6.4 Gateway communities, the "oasis by-path" and long-distance trade --   |t 6.5 A military "buffer zone" --   |t 6.6 The Persian legacy --   |t 6.7 Conclusion --   |t Appendix 1: Mut al-Kharab: context descriptions --   |t Appendix 2: Pottery assemblages from Mut al-Kharab --   |t Appendix 3: Ptolemaic pottery forms: examples and parallels --   |t Appendix 4: Catalogue of Ptolemaic sites in Dakhleh Oasis --   |t Appendix 5: Pottery assemblages from Dakhleh Oasis sites --   |t Appendix 6: Catalogue of Ptolemaic sites in the western oases. 
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