{"product_id":"kellis-a-roman-period-village-in-egypts-dakhleh-oasis-paperback-softback-9781009477512","title":"Kellis; A Roman-Period Village in Egypt's Dakhleh Oasis (Paperback \/ softback) 9781009477512","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eKellis\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Roman-Period Village in Egypt's Dakhleh Oasis\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRich account of life over four centuries in a village of Roman Egypt incorporating recent archaeological and textual discoveries.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eColin A. Hope (Edited by), Gillian E. Bowen (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781009477512, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 8 February 2024\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e516 pages\u003cbr\u003e24.4 x 17 x 2.6 cm, 0.986 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'This volume … not only reports about the last four decades of scholarship, but also contributes to the further study of ancient Kellis in all its aspects.' Mattias Brand, Biblioteca Orientalis\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eKellis was a village in the Dakhleh Oasis in the Egyptian Western Desert inhabited continuously from the first to the late fourth century AD. Previously unexcavated, it has in recent decades yielded a wealth of data unsurpassed by most sites of the period due to the excellent state of preservation. We know the layout of the village with its temples, churches, residential sectors and cemeteries, and the excavators have retrieved vast quantities of artefacts, including a wealth of documents. The study of this material yields an integrated picture of life in the village, including the transition from ancient religious beliefs to various branches of Christianity. This volume provides accounts of the lived-in environment and its material culture, social structure and economy, religious beliefs and practices, and burial traditions. The topics are covered by an international team of specialists, culminating in an inter-disciplinary approach that will illuminate life in Roman Egypt.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePart I. Introduction: 1. Kellis in Context Colin A. Hope\u003cbr\u003e Part II. The Domestic Environment: 2. Houses, Households, Household Activities Colin A. Hope and Gillian E. Bowen\u003cbr\u003e 3. Paintings from Domestic Contexts Helen Whitehouse\u003cbr\u003e 4. Crafts Colin A. Hope\u003cbr\u003e 4.1. Basketry, Leatherwork and Cordage Gillian E. Bowen\u003cbr\u003e 4.2. Ceramics Colin A. Hope\u003cbr\u003e 4.3. Glass Marie-Dominique Nenna\u003cbr\u003e 4.4. Textiles Rosanne Livingstone\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Aspects of Life at Kellis: 5. Society and Social Structure Roger S. Bagnall\u003cbr\u003e 6. The Economy\u003cbr\u003e 6.1. Local Economy Roger S. Bagnall\u003cbr\u003e 6.2. Plant Husbandry and Local Subsistence Ursula Thanheiser\u003cbr\u003e 6.3. Coinage Gillian E. Bowen\u003cbr\u003e 7. The Administration of Kellis and Dakhleh Oasis Andrew Connor\u003cbr\u003e 8. Literacy Andrew Connor\u003cbr\u003e 8.1. Greek Andrew Connor\u003cbr\u003e 8.2. Coptic Iain Gardner\u003cbr\u003e 8.3. Demotic Günter Vittmann\u003cbr\u003e 8.4. Hieroglyphic Egyptian Olaf E. Kaper\u003cbr\u003e 8.5. Latin Andrew Connor\u003cbr\u003e 8.6. Writing Materials Colin A. Hope\u003cbr\u003e 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\u003cbr\u003e 10. Painted Decoration in the Main Temple Complex Helen Whitehouse\u003cbr\u003e 11. The Churches Gillian E. Bowen\u003cbr\u003e 12. Types of Christianity: History and Spread, Organisation, Practices and Literature Iain Gardner\u003cbr\u003e Part V. Burial Practices and Population: 13. The Traditional Cemeteries of Kellis Colin A. Hope, Judith Mckenzie and Carlo Rindi Nuzzolo\u003cbr\u003e 14. Christian Burial Practices Gillian E. Bowen\u003cbr\u003e 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\u003cbr\u003e Part VI. Concluding Remarks: 16. The Abandonment of Kellis Colin A. Hope and Gillian E. Bowen.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Ancient history: to c 500 CE [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Ancient history: to c 500 CE\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Ancient%20history:%20to%20c%20500%20CE%20%5BHBLA%5D%22\"\u003eHBLA\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52501093417240,"sku":"9781009477512","price":30.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781009477512i.jpg?v=1786209679","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/kellis-a-roman-period-village-in-egypts-dakhleh-oasis-paperback-softback-9781009477512","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}