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Rocks in motion. Research on the Dakhleh Oasis petroglyphs in the context of paths, roads and mobility

2016/23/D/HS3/00805

Keywords:

rock art petroglyphs Dakhleh Oasis mobility

Descriptors:

  • HS3_8: Archaeology (incl. archaeology of Greece and Rome, archaeology of Egypt and Nubia, archaeology of Near East, archeology of the New World, pre- and protohistorical archaeology, archaeology of early medieval period, medieval archeology, archeology of modern period)

Panel:

HS3 - The study of the human past: history, archaeology, ethnology, cultural anthropology

Host institution :

Muzeum Archeologiczne w Poznaniu

woj. wielkopolskie

Other projects carried out by the institution 

Principal investigator (from the host institution):

dr Paweł Polkowski 

Number of co-investigators in the project: 6

Call: SONATA 12 - announced on 2016-09-15

Amount awarded: 466 887 PLN

Project start date (Y-m-d): 2017-10-01

Project end date (Y-m-d): 2022-09-30

Project duration:: 60 months (the same as in the proposal)

Project status: Project settled

Project description

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Equipment purchased [PL]

  1. Lampa błyskowa z wyzwalaczem bezprzewodowym (3 800 PLN)
  2. Komputer stacjonarny wraz z akcesoriami (13 700 PLN)
  3. Laptop wraz z oprogramowaniem i akcesoriami (37 200 PLN)

Information in the final report

  • Publication in academic press/journals (4)
  • Book publications / chapters in book publications (14)
  1. Oasis bestiarum. Animals in Dakhleh Oasis rock art (Egypt)
    Authors:
    Paweł L. Polkowski
    Academic press:
    Afrique : Archéologie & Arts (rok: 2018, tom: 14, strony: 14916), Wydawca: CNRS - UMR 7041 (Archéologie et Sciences de l'Antiquité - ArScAn)
    Status:
    Published
    DOI:
    10.4000/aaa.1682 - link to the publication
  2. Łowcy sztuki naskalnej III. Kamienne węże
    Authors:
    Paweł L. Polkowski
    Academic press:
    Archeologia Żywa (rok: 2022, tom: 4(86), strony: 24-27), Wydawca: Instytut Badań Historycznych i Krajoznawczych Sp. z o.o.
    Status:
    Published
  3. CO178. A report on a large prehistoric rock art site in the Central Dakhleh Oasis
    Authors:
    Paweł L. Polkowski
    Academic press:
    Archaeologia Polona (rok: 2020, tom: 58, strony: 289-310), Wydawca: Instytut Archeologii i Etnologii Polskiej Akademii Nauk
    Status:
    Published
    DOI:
    10.23858/APa58.2020.017 - link to the publication
  4. Working on rock art in the Dakhleh Oasis. Some thoughts on threats to petroglyphs and possibilities of research in the Western Desert, Egypt
    Authors:
    Paweł L. Polkowski
    Academic press:
    African Archaeological Review (rok: 2018, tom: 35(2), strony: 191-210), Wydawca: Springer
    Status:
    Published
    DOI:
    10.1007/s10437-018-9295-1 - link to the publication
  1. A Giraffe's Tale. On Enigmatic Composition from Site 04/08 in the Central Dakhleh Oasis, Egypt
    Authors:
    Paweł L. Polkowski
    Book:
    Desert and the Nile. Prehistory of the Nile Basin and the Sahara Papers in honour of Fred Wendorf (rok: 2018, tom: 15, strony: 687-706), Wydawca: Poznań Archaeological Museum
    Status:
    Published
  2. Oaza Dachla, Egipt
    Authors:
    Paweł L. Polkowski
    Book:
    Gdy Sahara była zielona Polskie badania archeologiczne nad prahistorią Afryki Północnej (rok: 2019, tom: 1, strony: 181-188), Wydawca: Muzeum Archeologiczne w Poznaniu
    Status:
    Published
  3. -
    Authors:
    Paweł L. Polkowski
    Book:
    Rocks in motion. Dakhleh Oasis petroglyphs in the context of paths, roads and mobility. Explorations in Western Desert rock art I (rok: 2023, tom: -, strony: -), Wydawca: Oxbow Books
    Status:
    Accepted for publication
  4. An Affordable Practice of Carving: A Contribution to Studies of Rock Art and Rock Inscriptions in the Framework of the Theory of Affordances
    Authors:
    Paweł L. Polkowski
    Book:
    Making and Experiencing Graffiti in Ancient and Late Antique Egypt and Sudan (rok: 2024, tom: -, strony: -), Wydawca: Sidestone Press
    Status:
    Accepted for publication
  5. A corpus of Pharaonic petroglyphs from Dakhleh Oasis. Types of imagery and their place in the landscape
    Authors:
    Paweł L. Polkowski
    Book:
    Graffiti, Secondary Epigraphy and Rock Inscriptions from Ancient Egypt (Clamour from the Past) (rok: 2023, tom: BIBLIOTHÈQUE D'ÉTUDE 182, strony: 45-61), Wydawca: Institut français d'archéologie orientale
    Status:
    Published
  6. Of Theoretical Trains and Moving Stations: An Introduction to Rock Art in the Landscapes of Motion
    Authors:
    Paweł L. Polkowski and Frank Förster
    Book:
    Rock art in the landscapes of motion. Proceedings of a session of the 20th International Rock Art Conference IFRAO in Valcamonica/Darfo Boario Terme, Italy. (rok: 2022, tom: S3092, strony: 45313), Wydawca: British Archaeological Reports
    Status:
    Published
  7. -
    Authors:
    Paweł L. Polkowski
    Book:
    Skały w ruchu. Petroglify i ścieżki w sercu Pustyni Zachodniej (rok: 2022, tom: -, strony: 128 pp), Wydawca: Muzeum Archeologiczne w Poznaniu
    Status:
    Published
  8. -
    Authors:
    Paweł L. Polkowski and Frank Förster
    Book:
    Rock art in the landscapes of motion. Proceedings of a session of the 20th International Rock Art Conference IFRAO in Valcamonica/Darfo Boario Terme, Italy. (rok: 2022, tom: S3092, strony: 192 pp), Wydawca: British Archaeological Reports
    Status:
    Published
  9. Between Arrest and Movement. 'Mobile' and 'Stationary' People and Their Rock Art Images in the Western Desert of Egypt (Third Millennium BC)_Final
    Authors:
    Paweł L. Polkowski & Frank Förster
    Book:
    Rock art in the landscapes of motion. Proceedings of a session of the 20th International Rock Art Conference IFRAO in Valcamonica/Darfo Boario Terme, Italy. (rok: 2022, tom: S3092, strony: 23-59), Wydawca: British Archaeological Reports
    Status:
    Published
  10. Ladies, sandals, and giraffes. Four decades of rock art research by the Dakhleh Oasis Project
    Authors:
    Paweł L. Polkowski
    Book:
    THE OASIS PAPERS 9. A Tribute to Anthony J. Mills after Forty Years of Research in Dakhleh Oasis (rok: 2019, tom: -, strony: 45558), Wydawca: Oxbow Books
    Status:
    Published
  11. Seth on Rocks: Rock Art Imagery in Dakhleh Oasis of the Pharaonic Period
    Authors:
    Paweł L. Polkowski
    Book:
    THE OASIS PAPERS 9. A Tribute to Anthony J. Mills after Forty Years of Research in Dakhleh Oasis (rok: 2019, tom: -, strony: 143-170), Wydawca: Oxbow Books
    Status:
    Published
  12. World of images or imaginary world? Rock art, landscape, and agency in the Western Desert of Egypt
    Authors:
    Paweł L. Polkowski
    Book:
    Epigraphy through five millennia Texts and images in context (rok: 2020, tom: -, strony: 255-283), Wydawca: Harrassowitz Verlag
    Status:
    Published
  13. Human Body Parts in Egyptian Rock Art. An interpretive essay
    Authors:
    Paweł L. Polkowski
    Book:
    Bodies That Mattered. Ancient Egyptian Corporealities (rok: 2024, tom: -, strony: -), Wydawca: Sidestone Press
    Status:
    Accepted for publication
  14. Marking one's moves. A minor contribution to the study of tribal marks in Egypt and beyond
    Authors:
    Paweł L. Polkowski
    Book:
    Oasis Papers 10: A Tribute to Fred Leemhuis (rok: 2024, tom: -, strony: -), Wydawca: Oxbow Books
    Status:
    Accepted for publication