This dissertation is the first detailed description and in-depth analysis of the Middle Kingdom (2055-1650 B.C.) ceramic assemblage from the archaeological site of North Abydos, Egypt. It focuses on the pottery from an area just outside the main temple of the god Osiris, which was called the “Terrace of the Great God” during this period, where many private individuals built mud-brick chapels for their commemoration. Chapter 1 provides the background information, such as the history of previous investigations of the site and the design of the present research project. Chapter 2 describes the archaeological contexts of the pottery assemblage, including the types, distribution, and chronological sequence of the memorial chapels, as well as the stratigraphic information gleaned from new archaeological excavations. Chapter 3 lays out the pottery fabric types that are attested at the site and presents the results of the quantitative analyses of various fabrics. Chapter 4 discusses the form classification system. Each morphological type is defined, illustrated, and provided with comparanda from other sites and notes on their chronological significance. This chapter also presents the results of the quantitative analyses of various forms. In Chapter 5, more specific dates are assigned to the stratigraphic phases discussed in Chapter 2 based on the ceramic evidence. Chapter 6 examines the ceramic industry at North Abydos during the Middle Kingdom and compares and contrasts it with the modes of pottery production and distribution that were practiced in the rest of Egypt during the same period. The assemblage analyzed in this study is catalogued in an appendix and illustrated in the figures. General index is provided.

This dissertation is the first detailed description and in-depth analysis of the Middle Kingdom (2055-1650 B.C.) ceramic assemblage from the archaeological site of North Abydos, Egypt. It focuses on the pottery from an area just outside the main temple of the god Osiris, which was called the “Terrace of the Great God” during this period, where many private individuals built mud-brick chapels for their commemoration. Chapter 1 provides the background information, such as the history of previous investigations of the site and the design of the present research project. Chapter 2 describes the archaeological contexts of the pottery assemblage, including the types, distribution, and chronological sequence of the memorial chapels, as well as the stratigraphic information gleaned from new archaeological excavations. Chapter 3 lays out the pottery fabric types that are attested at the site and presents the results of the quantitative analyses of various fabrics. Chapter 4 discusses the form classification system. Each morphological type is defined, illustrated, and provided with comparanda from other sites and notes on their chronological significance. This chapter also presents the results of the quantitative analyses of various forms. In Chapter 5, more specific dates are assigned to the stratigraphic phases discussed in Chapter 2 based on the ceramic evidence. Chapter 6 examines the ceramic industry at North Abydos during the Middle Kingdom and compares and contrasts it with the modes of pottery production and distribution that were practiced in the rest of Egypt during the same period. The assemblage analyzed in this study is catalogued in an appendix and illustrated in the figures. General index is provided.

In recent years, Taiwan has made efforts for the promotion of cultural industries. During the "Challenge 2008: National Development Plan" cultural and creative industries developed plans directed at combining artistic creation and commercial mechanisms in order to create products with local cultural characteristics. These products were to enhance the people's cultural identity and increase industrial added value. This was also the first time that "cultural software" was applied to major state construction projects. Research in this study is into the essence of the Koji pottery cultural industry entrepreneurs by the phenomenological approach. From the study, we have found that the essence of entrepreneurs has the following three main points that are worthy of in-depth discussion: ¡§the essence of cultural entrepreneurs¡¨, ¡§the cultural entrepreneurial opportunities¡¨, and ¡§cultural entrepreneurial practices¡¨. In the depth of understanding the transcription, we can see the Koji pottery cultural industry entrepreneurs (hereinafter referred to as entrepreneurs) have the essence of a ¡§high degree of self-perception¡¨. He himself has a strong power of self-reflection and a focus on the ¡§Culture Morality¡¨. They are seeking the meaning of spiritual values, not just the realities of material life. There is an interaction and mutual traction between the essences of entrepreneurs. It is not only a linear causal relationship, but is a three-dimensional or even four-dimensional relationship among the essences. In addition, we have seen business opportunities of the pottery cultural industry (hereinafter referred to as business opportunities) are, in a sense, reconstructed and the entrepreneur¡¦s essence is included in the nature of entrepreneurial opportunities. Entrepreneurial opportunities are no longer confined to traditional economic supply and demand imbalance, but can be the gradually accumulated results from action and reflection in every facet of life. What we need to be concerned with is that the entrepreneurs¡¦ daily life is a constant interaction between self and situation. Moreover, in the Koji pottery industry, entrepreneurship is a practical process from the abstract to the concrete. This can constantly break with the inherent challenge of thinking. In conclusion, we propose a long-term reconsideration wherein the government should return to the essence of culture and the arts when they are counseling rather than just commercial propaganda. We must rethink the course of the industrialization of culture and the arts.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Texas at Austin, 1999. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 283-285). Available also in a digital version from Dissertation Abstracts.

Thesis (M.A.)--University of Kentucky, 2002. / Title from document title page. Document formatted into pages; contains xi, 171 p. : ill. ; maps. Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (p. 158-169).

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Sydney, 2005. / Title from title screen (viewed 22 May 2008). Submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy to the Dept. of Classical Archaeology, Faculty of Arts. Degree awarded 2005; thesis submitted 2004. Includes bibliographical references. Also available in print form.

Thesis (M.F.A.)--Rochester Institute of Technology, (1960). / Typescript. Bibliography.