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Dakhleh Oasis Project
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The DOP investigates the oasis of Dakhleh since 1978. Four decades of fieldwork have resulted in numerous significant discoveries.
Tomorrow's lecture by Olaf Kaper will explain who this enemy was and why the town of Mut was bombed by the British army.

Don't forget to book your spot!

📅 12 June, 18:00 BST / 19:00 CEST / 20:00 EEST
🎟️ 3 EUR
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June 11, 2025 at 3:31 PM
"Rocks in Motion: Dakhleh Oasis Petroglyphs in the Context of Paths, Roads and Mobility" by Pawel L. Polkowski is available at: oxbowbooks.com/978178925975...

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Rocks in Motion - Oxbow Books
First, fully illustrated, presentation of a large but generally little known assemblage of petroglyphic rock art from the Western Desert of Egypt.Rock art in...
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April 14, 2025 at 10:24 AM
You're welcome to come along to our webinar tomorrow, where we will be showing and discussing more examples of these motifs (information and registration on the pinned post on our profile). Stay tuned also to our account as we share more information about rock art in the Western Desert.
April 13, 2025 at 8:53 AM
We think that they were created together for a number of reasons, from style to state of preservation, and coherence of composition.

There are also many other examples in Dakhleh where these two types of figures, giraffe and anthropomorph, are shown together. What do you think it could mean?
April 12, 2025 at 7:20 PM