This volume of fourteen papers covers the environment, archaeology and conservation of the Dakhleh Oasis, as presented at the Second International Conference of this long-running project (held in Toronto, 1997). Four abstracts from papers not submitted to the published volume are also included, as is the original conference program.

This volume of fourteen papers covers the environment, archaeology and conservation of the Dakhleh Oasis, as presented at the Second International Conference of this long-running project (held in Toronto, 1997). Four abstracts from papers not submitted to the published volume are also included, as is the original conference program.

The fourth in a series of books taken from extremely ancient documentation finally revealed after being hidden by Japanese shrine priests for over 1500 years for fear of powerful warlords destroying or distorting them in order to exert power. The contents which have been confirmed by the authors' field research give a totally new and refreshing understanding of ancient history.

Papers from the Fourth Australasian Egyptology Conference held at Monash University in 2016 and dedicated to Gillian E. Bowen who retired from Monash that year. The contributions include several on Egypt’s Western Desert where Monash has been engaged in fieldwork for many years in the the Dakhleh Oasis.

Explores the history and archaeology of two oases, remote but closely tied to the Nile valley for thousands of years.