The first comprehensive account of the ancient village of Kellis in the Dakhleh Oasis of the Egyptian Western Desert. Incorporates the wealth of recent archaeological discoveries from public and private buildings to artefacts to numerous documents and provides a rich picture of life in Egypt in the Roman period.
The first comprehensive account of the ancient village of Kellis in the Dakhleh Oasis of the Egyptian Western Desert. Incorporates the wealth of recent archaeological discoveries from public and private buildings to artefacts to numerous documents and provides a rich picture of life in Egypt in the Roman period.
Part I. Introduction: 1. Kellis in Context Colin A. Hope Part II. The Domestic Environment: 2. Houses, Households, Household Activities Colin A. Hope and Gillian E. Bowen 3. Paintings from Domestic Contexts Helen Whitehouse 4. Crafts Colin A. Hope 4.1. Basketry, Leatherwork and Cordage Gillian E. Bowen 4.2. Ceramics Colin A. Hope 4.3. Glass Marie-Dominique Nenna 4.4. Textiles Rosanne Livingstone Part III. Aspects of Life at Kellis: 5. Society and Social Structure Roger S. Bagnall 6. The Economy 6.1. Local Economy Roger S. Bagnall 6.2. Plant Husbandry and Local Subsistence Ursula Thanheiser 6.3. Coinage Gillian E. Bowen 7. The Administration of Kellis and Dakhleh Oasis Andrew Connor 8. Literacy Andrew Connor 8.1. Greek Andrew Connor 8.2. Coptic Iain Gardner 8.3. Demotic Günter Vittmann 8.4. Hieroglyphic Egyptian Olaf E. Kaper 8.5. Latin Andrew Connor 8.6. Writing Materials Colin A. Hope Part IV. The Religious Context: 9. The Pharaonic and Classical Religious Complexes and the Cult of Tutu Colin A. Hope, Gillian E. Bowen and Olaf E. Kaper 10. Painted Decoration in the Main Temple Complex Helen Whitehouse 11. The Churches Gillian E. Bowen 12. Types of Christianity: History and Spread, Organisation, Practices and Literature Iain Gardner Part V. Burial Practices and Population: 13. The Traditional Cemeteries of Kellis Colin A. Hope, Judith Mckenzie and Carlo Rindi Nuzzolo 14. Christian Burial Practices Gillian E. Bowen 15. Revealing Life through Death: A Review of the Bioarcheological Studies of Human Remains Tosha L. Dupras, Sandra M. Wheeler, Lana J. Williams and Peter G. Sheldrick Part VI. Concluding Remarks: 16. The Abandonment of Kellis Colin A. Hope and Gillian E. Bowen.
Part I. Introduction: 1. Kellis in Context Colin A. Hope Part II. The Domestic Environment: 2. Houses, Households, Household Activities Colin A. Hope and Gillian E. Bowen 3. Paintings from Domestic Contexts Helen Whitehouse 4. Crafts Colin A. Hope 4.1. Basketry, Leatherwork and Cordage Gillian E. Bowen 4.2. Ceramics Colin A. Hope 4.3. Glass Marie-Dominique Nenna 4.4. Textiles Rosanne Livingstone Part III. Aspects of Life at Kellis: 5. Society and Social Structure Roger S. Bagnall 6. The Economy 6.1. Local Economy Roger S. Bagnall 6.2. Plant Husbandry and Local Subsistence Ursula Thanheiser 6.3. Coinage Gillian E. Bowen 7. The Administration of Kellis and Dakhleh Oasis Andrew Connor 8. Literacy Andrew Connor 8.1. Greek Andrew Connor 8.2. Coptic Iain Gardner 8.3. Demotic Günter Vittmann 8.4. Hieroglyphic Egyptian Olaf E. Kaper 8.5. Latin Andrew Connor 8.6. Writing Materials Colin A. Hope Part IV. The Religious Context: 9. The Pharaonic and Classical Religious Complexes and the Cult of Tutu Colin A. Hope, Gillian E. Bowen and Olaf E. Kaper 10. Painted Decoration in the Main Temple Complex Helen Whitehouse 11. The Churches Gillian E. Bowen 12. Types of Christianity: History and Spread, Organisation, Practices and Literature Iain Gardner Part V. Burial Practices and Population: 13. The Traditional Cemeteries of Kellis Colin A. Hope, Judith Mckenzie and Carlo Rindi Nuzzolo 14. Christian Burial Practices Gillian E. Bowen 15. Revealing Life through Death: A Review of the Bioarcheological Studies of Human Remains Tosha L. Dupras, Sandra M. Wheeler, Lana J. Williams and Peter G. Sheldrick Part VI. Concluding Remarks: 16. The Abandonment of Kellis Colin A. Hope and Gillian E. Bowen.
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