Dakhleh Oasis and the Western Desert of Egypt under the Ptolemies.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (502 pages)
- Dakhleh Oasis Project Monograph Series ; v.17 .
- Dakhleh Oasis Project Monograph Series .
Intro -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- List of Illustrations -- 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 -- Bibliography -- Plates.