Overview
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 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.
Full Product Details
Author: Gillian E. Bowen ,
Colin A. Hope
Publisher: Oxbow Books
Imprint: Oxbow Books
Volume: 14
Dimensions:
Width: 21.00cm
, Height: 3.00cm
, Length: 29.70cm
Weight: 1.442kg
ISBN: 9781842171295
ISBN 10: 1842171291
Pages: 392
Publication Date: 15 January 2004
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Tertiary & Higher Education
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
This rich volume shows the levels of sophistication interdisciplinary archaeology projects have achieved in recent years.'--K. Abdi Ancient West & East (01/01/0001)
This rich volume shows the levels of sophistication interdisciplinary archaeology projects have achieved in recent years.'--K. Abdi Ancient West & East, vol 8 (01/01/2009)
This rich volume shows the levels of sophistication interdisciplinary archaeology projects have achieved in recent years.'--K. Abdi Ancient West & East, Vol 8, 2009
"This rich volume shows the levels of sophistication interdisciplinary archaeology projects have achieved in recent years.'--K. Abdi ""Ancient West & East, Vol 8, 2009"""
Author Information
Gillian E. Bowen has worked with Colin Hope for over 30 years and they are currently joint recipients of a 5-year Australian Research Council Discovery Project grant to investigate the cult of the god Seth in Egypt, especially in Dakhleh, and its supposed proscription during the first millennium BCE. Until recently, Bowen was senior lecturer in ancient history at Monash University. Bowen has worked in Dakhleh since 1990, specialising in the archaeology of Christian Egypt; she has three concessions in Dakhleh from the Egyptian government all with Christian remains. Additionally, she is a numismatist and authority on ancient textiles. Colin A. Hope has edited 2 prior volumes on the Dakhleh Oasis Project and has worked with Gillian Bowen for over 30 years. They are currently joint recipients of a 5 year Australian Research Council Discovery Project grant to investigate the cult of the god Seth in Egypt, especially in Dakhleh, and its supposed proscription during the first millennium BCE. He lectured at Monash University until recently, holding the position of associate professor and director of the Centre for Ancient Cultures. Hope is a founding member of DOP and a chief investigator, who oversees the study of ceramics and directs excavations at two major sites.
