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.