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Oases --- History --- Egypt --- -Deserts --- -Oases --- History. --- -History --- Deserts --- Oases - Egypt - History --- Egypt - History - Greco-Roman period, 332 BC-640 AD --- Inscriptions grecques --- Papyrologie --- Oasis --- Égypte --- Épigraphie --- Histoire --- Antiquité --- Civilisation --- Jusqu'à 640

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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.

Antiquities. --- Kharga (Egypt : Oasis) --- Dakhla Oasis (Egypt) --- Egypt --- Antiquities --- Oases --- Excavations (Archaeology) --- Al-Kharijah (Egypt : Oasis) --- El Kharga (Egypt : Oasis) --- Great Oasis (Egypt) --- Khargeh (Egypt : Oasis) --- Kharijah (Egypt : Oasis) --- Outer Oases (Egypt) --- Wāḥāt al-Khārijah (Egypt : Oasis) --- al-Dakhilah (Egypt) --- Dakhilah Oasis (Egypt) --- Dakhleh Oasis (Egypt) --- ed Dakhla (Egypt) --- el Dakhla (Egypt) --- E-books

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This open access book provides a multi-perspective approach to the caravan trade in the Sahara during the 19th century. Based on travelogues from European travelers, recently found Arab sources, historical maps and results from several expeditions, the book gives an overview of the historical periods of the caravan trade as well as detailed information about the infrastructure which was necessary to establish those trade networks. Included are a variety of unique historical and recent maps as well as remote sensing images of the important trade routes and the corresponding historic oases. To give a deeper understanding of how those trading networks work, aspects such as culturally influenced concepts of spatial orientation are discussed. The book aims to be a useful reference for the caravan trade in the Sahara, that can be recommended both to students and to specialists and researchers in the field of Geography, History and African Studies.

Africa—Economic conditions. --- Historical geography. --- Africa, North—History. --- Remote sensing. --- Ethnology—Africa. --- African Economics. --- Historical Geography. --- History of North Africa. --- Remote Sensing/Photogrammetry. --- African Culture. --- Remote-sensing imagery --- Remote sensing systems --- Remote terrain sensing --- Sensing, Remote --- Terrain sensing, Remote --- Aerial photogrammetry --- Aerospace telemetry --- Detectors --- Space optics --- Geography, Historical --- Geography --- African Economics --- Historical Geography --- History of North Africa --- Remote Sensing/Photogrammetry --- African Culture --- Economy-wide Country Studies --- Caravan Trading in the 19th century --- Libyan Sahara --- Central Sahara --- Open Access --- Atlas of Caravan Tracks --- Historical Maps --- Concepts of Spacial Orientation --- Trade Networks --- Caravan Routes --- 19th century Trade in the Sahara --- Trans-Saharan trails --- Historic Oases --- Economics --- Historical geography --- African history --- Geographical information systems & remote sensing --- Cultural studies