Searching for the 'Archaeologically Invisible': Libyans in Dakhleh Oasis in the Third Intermediate Period
This paper examines the evidentiary inconsistency between Egyptian textual sources which indicate a Libyan presence in Dakhleh Oasis during the Third Intermediate Period, and the archaeological data which demonstrates no discernible evidence of a non-Egyptian presence. This is accomplished by invest...
| Veröffentlicht in: | Journal of the American Research Center in Egypt. - THE AMERICAN RESEARCH CENTER IN EGYPT, 1962. - 46(2010) vom: Jan., Seite 173-187 |
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| Format: | Online-Aufsatz |
| Sprache: | English |
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2010
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| Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | Journal of the American Research Center in Egypt |
| Schlagworte: | Behavioral sciences Social sciences Physical sciences Applied sciences |
| Zusammenfassung: | This paper examines the evidentiary inconsistency between Egyptian textual sources which indicate a Libyan presence in Dakhleh Oasis during the Third Intermediate Period, and the archaeological data which demonstrates no discernible evidence of a non-Egyptian presence. This is accomplished by investigating contextual issues that contribute to the manifestation of identity in the archaeological record. Current theories on the identification of ancient identities are adapted to what is known of Dakhleh Oasis to demonstrate that the lack of non-Egyptian material culture does not equate to acculturation nor the absence of Libyans in the oasis population. |
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| ISSN: | 00659991 |