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Western Desert languages --- Grammar.

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The fourth volume in the Amheida series, ''Ain el-Gedida: 2006-2008 Excavations of a Late Antique Site in Egypt's Western Desert' presents the systematic record and interpretation of the archaeological evidence from the excavations at 'Ain el-Gedida, a fourth-century rural settlement in Egypt's Dakleh Oasis uniquely important for the study of early Egyptian Christianity and previously known only from written sources.0Nicola Aravecchia (Washington University), the Deputy Field Director of NYU's Amheida Excavations, offers a history of the site and its excavations, followed by an integrated topographical and archaeological interpretation of the site and its significance for the history of Christianity in Egypt. In the second half of the volume a team of international experts presents catalogs and interpretations of the archaeological finds, including ceramics (Delphine Dixneuf, CRNS), coins (David M. Ratzan, NYU), ostraca and graffiti (Roger S. Bagnall, NYU and Dorota Dzierzbicka, University of Warsaw), small finds (Dorota Dzierzbicka, University of Warsaw), and zooarcheological remains (Pamela J. Crabtree, NYU and Douglas Campana).

Excavations (Archaeology) --- Western Desert (Egypt) --- Antiquities. --- Dakhla Oasis (Egypt) --- Architecture, Early Christian

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Dès la plus haute Antiquité, les Égyptiens manifestèrent le besoin de contrôler les déserts. Les zones arides aux marges de la vallée du Nil furent gérées par des gouverneurs provinciaux depuis les débuts de l'Ancien Empire, et les principales oasis furent soumises à l'autorité de fonctionnaires envoyés en mission par le pouvoir central. Le processus de colonisation entraîna le développement de centres urbains et l'installation de nécropoles. Les vestiges de Balat, datés principalement de l'Ancien Empire, constituent l'exemple le plus significatif. En outre, les dernières découvertes dans le désert entre Égypte, Libye et Soudan révèlent la capacité des expéditions à rejoindre des territoires éloignés. L'administration des contrées désertiques comportait la supervision du réseau des pistes qui permettait de détourner les routes bordant le Nil. Selon les époques, elles furent utilisées pour contourner des territoires ennemis ou pour faciliter les relations politiques et commerciales avec la Nubie et l'Afrique centrale.

Egypt --- Western Desert (Egypt) --- Egypte --- Occidental, Désert (Egypte) --- Politics and government --- History --- Antiquities --- Politique et gouvernement --- Histoire --- Antiquités --- Occidental, Désert (Egypte) --- Antiquités

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Informal documents and remains of material culture, when analyzed properly, offer a unique window into the daily lives and workings of ancient civilizations. Published here in their archaeological context and with any relevant artifacts, the documents and inscriptions excavated recently in Egypt's Western Desert represent a valuable addition to our meager documentation of the Bahriya Oasis in the first centuries CE. This is the first comprehensive treatment of an archaeological dataset from the archaeological exploration of Bīr Shawīsh. Dating to around 400 CE, these primary historical sources include documentary texts written on ostraka, informal inscriptions on various ceramic objects, plus a group of incised lids. The core of the volume consists of an annotated edition and analytical indices. This is prefaced by the historical and archaeological context and is followed by a synthesis of selected issues inherent to the published material. The book includes appendices and pictures of all published objects. Doubling the number of texts and inscriptions published to date from the Small Oasis, this new corpus furthers our understanding of the economic, administrative, and social history of Late Antique Egypt.

Inscriptions, Egyptian --- Inscriptions, Greek --- Ostraka --- Excavations (Archaeology) --- Bahariya Oasis (Egypt) --- Antiquities. --- Inscriptions, Ancient --- Inscriptions, Egyptian. --- Western Desert (Egypt) --- Ostraca --- Potsherds (Ostraka) --- Paleography --- Pottery --- Writing materials and instruments --- Demotic inscriptions --- Egyptian inscriptions --- Egyptian language --- Hieratic inscriptions --- Hieroglyphic inscriptions (Egyptian) --- Inscriptions, Demotic --- Inscriptions, Hieratic --- Inscriptions, Hieroglyphic (Egyptian) --- Ancient inscriptions --- Archaeological digs --- Archaeological excavations --- Digs (Archaeology) --- Excavation sites (Archaeology) --- Ruins --- Sites, Excavation (Archaeology) --- Archaeology --- Greek inscriptions --- Greek language --- Greek philology --- Baharia Oasis (Egypt) --- Baharieh Oasis (Egypt) --- Bahariyah Oasis (Egypt) --- Bahirya Oasis (Egypt) --- Bahnasa Oasis (Egypt) --- Bahria Oasis (Egypt) --- Beharieh Oasis (Egypt) --- Oasis Parva (Egypt) --- Wahet el-Bahnasa (Egypt)