An oasis city /
Scattered through the vast expanse of stone and sand that makes up Egypt's Western Desert are several oases. These islands of green in the midst of the Sahara owe their existence to springs and wells drawing on ancient aquifers. In antiquity, as today, they supported agricultural communities, g...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
New York University Press,
2015.
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| Series: | Institute for the Study of the Ancient World.
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| Online Access: | CONNECT |
