Dakhleh Oasis and the Western Desert of Egypt under the Ptolemies

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.