Egypt
There are two painted tombs at the site dating to the roman area between the first and second centuries AD, constructed for Dakhleh residents Petubastis and Petosiris, which were unfortunately locked when I visited (for their protection), but the remaining tombs, of which there are a great many, are all fully accessible. As with many Western Desert sites, the floor is carpeted with pottery sherds.
Click on the small photograph to see a bigger image.
- Online: Treasures Of Dakhleh Oasis
Leiden University Open Access An exhibition on the occasion of the Fifth International Conference of the Dakhleh Oasis Project Informative 40-page PDF with some lovely photographs. Foreword Dakhleh, the “inner” of the oases...
- Learning About The Oases Of The Western Desert
Greek and Roman Studies blog (Aislinn Lowry) The past few weeks in Dakhleh have been spent largely in the classroom learning about the Oases of the Western Desert, Dakhleh especially. We have been collectively learning about this astounding Oasis’...
- Dakhleh Oasis Project - Dr. Peter Sheldrick
The Chatham Daily News (Bob Boughner) A semi-retired Chatham physician, who is helping unearth Egypt's past, is featured in a television documentary airing tonight. . . . The Chatham native is scheduled to return to Egypt later this week to resume...
- Daily Photo: Eastern Desert Rock Art
As a nod to the rock art research mentioned above at Dakhleh Oasis in the Western Desert, here are some photographs of rock art in the Eastern Desert - a very different kettle of fish! For a start, except for one known image, all of the rock art in the...
- Current World Archaeology Magazine 21
http://www.archaeology.co.uk/cwa/issues/cwa21/cwa21.htmCWA 21 features an article on Dakhleh Oasis: "What was life like in an Egyptian oasis? The Dakhleh oasis is huge - today it is home to some 70,000 people - and the Dakhleh Oasis Project has been charting...
Egypt
Daily Photo: Gebel el-Muzawaka
The 1st/2nd Century A.D. necropolis of Gebel el-Muzawaka (or Garet el-Mussawaga, the Hill of Paintings), in Dakhleh Oasis, near ancient Amheida, is visually impressive as you drive up to it, and is quite an experience when you get there - not least because of the mummified bodies and scattered bones, including a headless infant, left lying in some of the tombs.
There are two painted tombs at the site dating to the roman area between the first and second centuries AD, constructed for Dakhleh residents Petubastis and Petosiris, which were unfortunately locked when I visited (for their protection), but the remaining tombs, of which there are a great many, are all fully accessible. As with many Western Desert sites, the floor is carpeted with pottery sherds.
Click on the small photograph to see a bigger image.
There are remarkably few online resources for this site, but it comes under the remit of the Dakhleh Oasis Project and is mentioned on the Dakhleh Trust website.
- Online: Treasures Of Dakhleh Oasis
Leiden University Open Access An exhibition on the occasion of the Fifth International Conference of the Dakhleh Oasis Project Informative 40-page PDF with some lovely photographs. Foreword Dakhleh, the “inner” of the oases...
- Learning About The Oases Of The Western Desert
Greek and Roman Studies blog (Aislinn Lowry) The past few weeks in Dakhleh have been spent largely in the classroom learning about the Oases of the Western Desert, Dakhleh especially. We have been collectively learning about this astounding Oasis’...
- Dakhleh Oasis Project - Dr. Peter Sheldrick
The Chatham Daily News (Bob Boughner) A semi-retired Chatham physician, who is helping unearth Egypt's past, is featured in a television documentary airing tonight. . . . The Chatham native is scheduled to return to Egypt later this week to resume...
- Daily Photo: Eastern Desert Rock Art
As a nod to the rock art research mentioned above at Dakhleh Oasis in the Western Desert, here are some photographs of rock art in the Eastern Desert - a very different kettle of fish! For a start, except for one known image, all of the rock art in the...
- Current World Archaeology Magazine 21
http://www.archaeology.co.uk/cwa/issues/cwa21/cwa21.htmCWA 21 features an article on Dakhleh Oasis: "What was life like in an Egyptian oasis? The Dakhleh oasis is huge - today it is home to some 70,000 people - and the Dakhleh Oasis Project has been charting...