Karanis, an Egyptian town in Roman times : discoveries of the University of Michigan expedition to Egypt (1924-1935)
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Karanis, an Egyptian town in Roman times : discoveries of the University of Michigan expedition to Egypt (1924-1935)
（Kelsey Museum publication, 1）
Kelsey Museum of Archaeology, University of Michigan, 2004
[2nd ed.]
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"First edition published 1983"--T.p. verso
Includes bibliographical references (p. 46-50)
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Description
Karanis, a town in Egypt's Fayum region founded around 250 BC, housed a farming community with a diverse population and a complex material culture that lasted for hundreds of years. Ultimately abandoned and partly covered by the encroaching desert, Karanis eventually proved to be an extraordinarily rich archaeological site, yielding tens of thousands of artifacts and texts on papyrus that provide a wealth of information about daily life in the Roman-period Egyptian town. This volume tells of the history and culture of Karanis, and also provides a useful introduction to the University of Michigan's excavations between 1924 and 1935 and to the artifacts, archival records and photographs of the excavation that now form one of the major components of the collection of the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology.
Table of Contents
Preface to the Second Edition T.G. Wilfong
Acknowledgements for the Original Edition Elaine K. Gazda
Karanis in Perspective Andrea M. Berlin and Elaine K. Gazda
The Rural Economy Andrea M. Berlin
Domestic Life Elaine K. Gazda and Jacqueline Royer
The Temples and the Gods Elaine K. Gazda
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