The Oasis Papers 2

The Oasis Papers 2
Author: Marcia F. Wiseman
Publisher: Oxbow Books
Total Pages: 173
Release: 2017-02-20
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1785705636

This volume of fourteen papers covers the environment, archaeology and conservation of the Dakhleh Oasis, as presented at the Second International Conference of this long-running project (held in Toronto, 1997). Four abstracts from papers not submitted to the published volume are also included, as is the original conference program.

Proceedings of the Ninth International Dakhleh Oasis Project Conference

Proceedings of the Ninth International Dakhleh Oasis Project Conference
Author: Colin A. Hope
Publisher: Oxbow Books
Total Pages: 498
Release: 2020-01-19
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1789253799

This new volume in the Oasis Papers series marks the 40th anniversary of archaeological fieldwork in the Dakhleh Oasis in Egypt’s Western Desert under the leadership of Anthony J. Mills and presents a synthesis of the current state of our knowledge of the oasis and its interconnections with surrounding regions, especially the Nile Valley. The papers are by distinguished authorities in the field and postgraduate students who specialise in different aspects of Dakhleh and presents an almost complete survey of the archaeology of Dakhleh including much unpublished, original material. It will be one of the few to document a specific part of modern Egypt in such detail and thus should have a broad and lasting appeal. The content of some of the papers is unlikely to be published in any other form elsewhere. Dakhleh is possibly the most intensively examined wider geographic region within Egypt.

The Oasis Papers 2

The Oasis Papers 2
Author: Marcia F. Wiseman
Publisher: Oxbow Books
Total Pages: 381
Release: 2017-02-20
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 178570561X

This volume of fourteen papers covers the environment, archaeology and conservation of the Dakhleh Oasis, as presented at the Second International Conference of this long-running project (held in Toronto, 1997). Four abstracts from papers not submitted to the published volume are also included, as is the original conference program.

The Oasis Papers 1

The Oasis Papers 1
Author: Dakhleh Oasis Project. Conference
Publisher: Oxbow Books Limited
Total Pages: 128
Release: 2001
Genre: History
ISBN:

The first Dakhleh Oasis Project seminar held at Durham University in 1994 was the occasion for discussion of topics ranging from the Pleistocene to paleoepidemiology and papyri.

The Oasis Papers 9

The Oasis Papers 9
Author: Dakhleh Oasis Project. Conference
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2019
Genre: Dakhla Oasis (Egypt)
ISBN: 9781789253788

Oasis Papers 8

Oasis Papers 8
Author: Maxine R. Kleindienst
Publisher: Oxbow Books
Total Pages: 208
Release: 2020-09-30
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1789255740

This is the only volume to present significant results of research into the Pleistocene of the Western Desert of Egypt. Research on Pleistocene prehistoric remains in Dakhleh Oasis began during survey in the 1978 Dakhleh Oasis Project (DOP) season, with discovery of the ubiquity of stone artefacts. Dedicated work by both prehistorians and environmentalists continued until 2011. Comparative DOP reconnaissance and geological work in Kharga Oasis began in 1987, which morphed into the Kharga Oasis Prehistory Project (KOPP) in 2001. Papers on the Pleistocene research are focused on geoarchaeological and palaeo-environmental data, reporting on different aspects of the off-site fieldwork conducted in the oases. Pleistocene finds and sequence are included. Detailed analyses of palaeolakes, the meteoritic Dakhleh Event, chronometric dating, and the 'empty desert hypothesis' employ state of the art research strategies and techniques to provide important information on Pleistocene human uses and habitability in the Western Desert. A summary paper and a Catalogue of Pleistocene localities recorded in the Dakhleh Oasis survey are provided. The volume will be a major contribution to the publication of the results of several decades of work in a region where fieldwork is now increasingly difficult. This will be the only volume in which the significant results of the research into the Pleistocene of the Western Desert of Egypt appear. This has been undertaken under the auspices of the Dakhleh Oasis Project and its off-shoot The Kharga Oasis Prehistory Project. The preliminary results have been presented at various conferences and in articles that have all been well received. They incorporate state of the art research strategies and dating techniques. The volume will be a major contribution to the publication of the results of several decades of work in a region where fieldwork is now increasingly difficult.

An Oasis City

An Oasis City
Author: Roger S. Bagnall
Publisher: NYU Press
Total Pages: 257
Release: 2016-02-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 147986031X

Scattered through the vast expanse of stone and sand that makes up Egypt’s Western Desert are several oases. These islands of green in the midst of the Sahara owe their existence to springs and wells drawing on ancient aquifers. In antiquity, as today, they supported agricultural communities, going back to Neolithic times but expanding greatly in the millennium from the Saite pharaohs to the Roman emperors. New technologies of irrigation and transportation made the oases integral parts of an imperial economy. Amheida, ancient Trimithis, was one of those oasis communities. Located in the western part of the Dakhla Oasis, it was an important regional center, reaching a peak in the Roman period before being abandoned. Over the past decade, excavations at this well-preserved site have revealed its urban layout and brought to light houses, streets, a bath, a school, and a church. The only standing brick pyramid of the Roman period in Egypt has been restored. Wall-paintings, temple reliefs, pottery, and texts all contribute to give a lively sense of its political, religious, economic, and cultural life. This book presents these aspects of the city’s existence and its close ties to the Nile valley, by way of long desert roads, in an accessible and richly illustrated fashion.

The Oasis Papers 3

The Oasis Papers 3
Author: Dakhleh Oasis Project. Conference
Publisher: Oxbow Books Limited
Total Pages: 382
Release: 2003
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781842171295

This volume contains twenty-five papers presented at the Third International Conference of the Dakhleh Oasis Project held in Melbourne in 2000, plus several other invited papers, which together reflect the multidisciplinary nature of the project. Five deal with the Pleistocene and Holocene archaeology, including the first charaterization of the Older Middle Stone Age culture of the Oasis; there are three on pharaonic archaeology and fifteen devoted to Roman period Kellis. They include: discussions of the most recent archaeological work; the first detailed publication of a unique glass jug decorated with scenes of combatant gladiators, accompanied by colour images; and specialist reports on human skeletal remains.

Origins of the Bronze Age Oasis Civilization in Central Asia

Origins of the Bronze Age Oasis Civilization in Central Asia
Author: Fredrik Talmage Hiebert
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Total Pages: 239
Release: 1994-11-28
Genre: History
ISBN: 0873655451

In 1988–89, Fred Hiebert excavated part of Gonur in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture of Turkmenistan and the Institute of Archaeology in Moscow. Published here, the results provide a key to understanding the large corpus of material of the Bactro-Margiana Archaeological Complex extracted over the past 30 years.