The Great Oasis of Egypt

The Kharga and Dakhla Oases in Antiquity

Roger S. Bagnall, Gaëlle Tallet

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English

Cambridge University Press
18 July 2019

Classical history & classical civilisation; Egyptian archaeology & Egyptology; Arid zones, deserts

The Great Oasis of Egypt provides the first full study of the Dakhla and Kharga Oases in antiquity, written by participants in several of the current archaeological projects in this region. The oases were closely tied to Egypt and to each other, but not always easy to control, and their agricultural productivity varied with climatic conditions. The book discusses the oases' geology, water resources, history, administration, economy, trade connections, taxation, urbanism, religion, burial practices, literary culture, and art. New evidence for human health and illness from the cemeteries is presented along with a synthesis on the use of different types of cloth in burial. A particular emphasis is placed on pottery, with its ability to tell us both about how people lived and how far imports and exports can be seen from the shapes and fabrics, and both literature and art suggest full participation in the culture of Greco-Roman Egypt.

Edited by: Roger S. Bagnall, Gaëlle Tallet
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 252mm, Width: 181mm, Spine: 23mm
Weight: 880g
ISBN: 9781108482165
ISBN 10: 1108482163
Pages: 362
Publication Date: 18 July 2019
Audience: College/higher education , Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Roger S. Bagnall is Professor of Ancient History and Leon Levy Director, emeritus, at the Institute for the Study of the Ancient World, New York University, as well as Jay Professor of Greek and Latin and Professor of History, emeritus, at Columbia University. He is the director of the excavations at Amheida and a co-author of the accompanying volume An Oasis City (2015). He is a Corresponding Fellow of the British Academy. Gaëlle Tallet is Assistant Professor of Greek History at the Université de Limoges, and director of the El-Deir archaeological mission in Kharga. She is co-editor, with Thierry Sauzeau, of Mer et désert de l'Antiquité à nos jours: Approches croisées (2018).