Bibframe Work

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.