Dr Gillian Bowen - Researcher Profile

Gillian Bowen

Address

School of Philosophical, Historical and International Studies
Faculty of Arts, Clayton

Biography

PhD: The Spread of Christianity into Egypt in light of Recent Discoveries from Ancient Kellis, Monash University.
Co-founder of the Egyptology Society of Victoria and Honorary Secretary.
Convenor of the Faculty of Arts Transition and Student Progress Committee.

Gillian lectures in archaeology and ancient history specialising in Ptolemaic and Roman Egypt, and early Christianity. Each year she undertakes archaeological field work at the site of Ismant el-Kharab, ancient Kellis, in the Dakhleh Oasis, Egypt, where she focuses upon the early Christian monuments. She is also the numismatist for the Dakhleh Oasis Project.

Director of excavations at Deir Abu Metta; The archaeology of early Christianity in Egypt; early Christian Burial Practices; the appropriation of the ankh as a Christian symbol; the use of coins for dating archaeological contexts.

Qualifications

ARCHAEOLOGY & ANCIENTHISTORY
Institution: Monash University
Year awarded: 1999
ARTS (HONS)
Institution: Monash University
Year awarded: 1989

Publications

Books

Bowen, G.E., Hope, C.A. (eds), 2004, The Oasis Papers 3: Proceedings of the Third International Conference of the Dakhleh Oasis Project, Oxbow Books, Oxford England.

Hope, C.A., Bowen, G.E. (eds), 2002, Dakhleh Oasis Project: Preliminary reports on the 1994-1995 to 1998-1999 field seasons, Oxbow Books, Oxford UK.

Book Chapters

Bowen, G., 2010, The spread of Christianity in Egypt: archaeological evidence from Dakhleh and Kharga oases, in Egyptian Culture and Society: Studies in Honour of Naguib Kanawati, eds Alexandra Woods, Ann McFarlane and Susanne Binder, Conseil supreme des Antiquities egyptiennes, Egypt, pp. 15-29.

Bowen, G.E., 2003, Some observations on Christian burial practices at Kellis, in The Oasis Papers 3: Proceedings of the Third International Conference of the Dakhleh Oasis Project, eds Gillian E Bowen and Colin A Hope, Oxbow Books, Oxford UK, pp. 167-182.

Bowen, G.E., 2003, The small East Church at Ismant el-Kharab, in The Oasis Papers 3: Proceedings of the Third International Conference of the Dakhleh Oasis Project, eds Gillian E Bowen and Colin A Hope, Oxbow Books, Oxford England UK, pp. 153-165.

Hope, C.A., Bowen, G.E., 2002, Excavations in the settlement of Ismant el-Kharab in 1995-1999, in Dakhleh Oasis Project: Preliminary Reports on the 1994-1995 to 1998-1999 Field Seasons, eds Colin A Hope and Gillian E Bowen, Oxbow Books, Oxford UK, pp. 167-208.

Bowen, G.E., 2002, Textiles, basketry and leather goods from Ismant el-Kharab, in Dakhleh Oasis Project: Preliminary Reports on the 1994-1995 to 1998-1999 Field Seasons, eds Colin A Hope and Gillian E Bowen, Oxbow Books, Oxford UK, pp. 87-104.

Bowen, G.E., 2002, The fourth-century churches at Ismant el-Kharab, in Dakhleh Oasis Project: Preliminary Reports on the 1994-1995 to 1998-1999 Field Seasons, eds Colin A Hope and Gillian E Bowen, Oxbow Books, Oxford UK, pp. 65-85.

Bowen, G.E., 2001, A suggested interpretation of the coin-finds of Ismant el-Kharab, in The Oasis papers 1: the proceedings of the first conference of the Dakhleh Oasis project, eds C A Marlow and A J Mills, Oxbow Books, Oxford England, pp. 60-64.

Hope, C.A., Bowen, G.E., 1999, The Archaeological Context, in Coptic Documentary Texts from Kellis 1, Oxbow Books, Oxford UK and Oakville USA, pp. 96-111.

Bowen, G.E., 1999, The Coinage: A Preliminary Report, in Dakhleh Oasis Project: Preliminary Reports on the 1992-1993 and 1993-1994 Field Seasons, Oxbow Books, Oxford UK Oakville USA, pp. 43-47.

Journal Articles

Bowen, G., 2011, The 2011 field season at Deir Abu Metta, Dakhleh Oasis, Australian Centre for Egyptology. Bulletin [P], vol 22, The Australian Centre for Egyptology, Australia, pp. 7-16.

Bowen, G., Falvey, L., Hope, C., Jones, D., 2010, The 2010 field season at Deir Abu Metta, Dakhleh Oasis, Australian Centre for Egyptology. Bulletin [P], vol 21, Australian Centre for Egyptology, Australia, pp. 7-20.

Bowen, G., 2010, The coins from the 4th century churches and Christian cemetery at Ismant el-Kharab, ancient Kellis, Dakhleh Oasis, Egypt, Numismatic Chronicle [P], vol 170, Royal Numismatic Society, London, United Kingdom, pp. 457-483.

Hope, C.A., Bowen, G.E., Cox, J., Dolling, W., 2009, Report on the 2009 season of excavations at Mut el-Kharab, Dakhleh Oasis, Australian Centre for Egyptology. Bulletin [P], vol 20, Australian Centre for Egyptology, Macquarie University, Sydney, pp. 47-86.

Bowen, G.E., Livingstone, R.J., 2009, The church of Deir Abu Metta, Dakhleh Oasis: A report on the 2009 excavation, Australian Centre for Egyptology. Bulletin [P], vol 20, The Australian Centre for Egyptology, Sydney NSW Australia, pp. 7-25.

Bowen, G.E., 2008, The church of Deir Abu Metta and a Christian cemetery in Dakhleh Oasis: a brief report, Australian Centre for Egyptology Bulletin, vol 19, Australian Centre for Egyptology, Sydney, Australia, pp. 7-16.

Hope, C.A., Bowen, G.E., 2008, The exavation at Mut el-Kharab, Dakhleh Oasis in 2008, Australian Centre for Egyptology Bulletin, vol 19, Australian Centre for Egyptology, Sydney, Australia, pp. 49-71.

Bowen, G.E., Dolling, W., Hope, C.A., Kucera, P.N., 2007, Brief report on the 2007 excavations at Ismant El-Kharab, The Bulletin of the Australian Centre for Egyptology, vol 18, Australian Centre for Egyptology, Sydney, Australia, pp. 21-52.

Bowen, G.E., 2007, Ismant El-Kharab, Ancient Kellis in the Dakhleh Oasis, The Numismatic Chronicle, vol 167, Royal Numismatic Society, London, pp. 260-263.

Bowen, G.E., Chandler, T.T., Martin, D., 2006, Reconstructing ancient Kellis, Buried History, vol 41, Australian Institute of Archaeology, Melbourne Vic Australia, pp. 51-64.

Bowen, G.E., Chandler, T.T., Hope, C.A., Martin, D., 2006, Reconstructing ancient Kellis part II, Buried History Journal of the Australian Institute of Archaeology, vol 42, The Australian Institute of Archaeology, Latrobe University Melbourne Victoria Australia, pp. 17-24.

Hope, C.A., Bowen, G.E., Dolling, W., Hubschmann, C., Kucera, P.N., Long, R.J., Stevens, A.K., 2006, Report on the excavations at Ismant el-Kharab and Mut el-Kharab in 2006, Bulletin of the Australian Centre for Egyptology, vol 17, Australian Centre for Egyptology, Sydney NSW Australia, pp. 23-67.

Bowen, G.E., 2005, Aspects of Christian burial practice, Buried History: Journal of the Australian Institute of Archaeology, vol 40, The Australian Institute of Archaeology, Melbourne Vic Australia, pp. 15-28.

Bowen, G.E., 2003, Early Christian burial practices at Kellis, Dakhleh Oasis, Egypt, The Artefact, vol 26, The Archaeological and Anthropolitical Society of Victoria Inc., Melbourne Vic Australia, pp. 77-88.

Bowen, G.E., 2001, Texts and textiles: a study of the textile industry at ancient Kellis, The Artefact, vol 24, The archaeological and anthropological society of Vic, Melbourne Vic Australia, pp. 18-28.

Bowen, G.E., 2000, A small church at Ismant el-Kharab Ancient Kellis, The Bulletin of the Australian Centre for Egyptology, vol 11, Australian Centre for Egyptology, Sydney NSW Australia, pp. 29-34.

Bowen, G.E., 1999, Textiles from Ishant El-Kharab, The Bulletin of the Australian Centre for Egyptology, vol 10, The Australian Centre for Egyptology, Sydney NSW Australia, pp. 7-12.

Hope, C.A., Bowen, G.E., 1997, The Excavations at Ismant el-Kharab in 1995/6 and 1996/7: A Brief Report, The Bulletin of the Australian Centre for Egyptology, vol 8, The Australian Centre for Egyptology, Sydney NSW Australia, pp. 49-64.

Conference Proceedings

Bowen, G.E., 2012, Child, infant and foetal burials of the Late Roman period at Ismant el-Kharab ancient Kellis, Dakhleh Oasis, L'Enfant et la mort dans i'Antiquite II, 12-14 November 2009, Centre d'Etudes Alexandrines, Alexandria, Egypt, pp. 351-372.

Other

Bowen, G.E., 2008, Report on the survey and testing at Deir Abu Metta and a Christian Cemetery at Muzawwaqa, Monash University, Clayton, pp. 1-13.

Bowen, G.E., 1999, The spread of Christianity in Egypt in light of recent discoveries from ancient Kellis.

Postgraduate Research Supervisions

Current Supervision

Program of Study:
(MASTER'S BY RESEARCH).
Thesis Title:
A critical assessment of the dating of Kings' Valley tomb number 63.
Supervisors:
Hope, C (Main), Bowen, G (Associate).
Program of Study:
(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).
Thesis Title:
Characterisation of pigments, glass and wall paintings: dakhleh oasis project, Egypt.
Supervisors:
Hope, C (Main), Bowen, G (Associate).
Program of Study:
(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).
Thesis Title:
Egypt's western oases during the third intermediate period (c. 1069-664 B.C.E.).
Supervisors:
Hope, C (Main), Bowen, G (Associate).
Program of Study:
(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).
Thesis Title:
Egyptian foreign policy of the early dynastic period and early old kingdom: dynasties I - IV.
Supervisors:
Hope, C (Main), Bowen, G (Associate).
Program of Study:
(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).
Thesis Title:
Perfomativity and Community Building in Women's Festivals of the Hellenistic Period.
Supervisors:
Anagnostou-Laoutides, E (Main), Bowen, G (Associate).
Program of Study:
(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).
Thesis Title:
Power and production in ptolemaic egypt.
Supervisors:
Bowen, G (Main), Hope, C (Associate).
Program of Study:
(MASTER'S BY RESEARCH).
Thesis Title:
Tell el-Zuweyid: A mystery in the desert.
Supervisors:
Hope, C (Main), Bowen, G (Associate).
Program of Study:
(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).
Thesis Title:
The Osiris Myth in the Early Religious Literature; A Contextual Approach..
Supervisors:
Bowen, G (Joint), Hope, C (Joint-co).
Program of Study:
(MASTER'S BY RESEARCH).
Thesis Title:
Uronarti and the C-Group: Exploring the Relationship of the Frontier in Middle Kingdom Egypt.
Supervisors:
Hope, C (Main), Bowen, G (Associate).

Completed Supervision

Student:
Eccleston, M.
Program of Study:
Technological and social aspects of high-temperature industries in the Dakhleh Oasis, Egypt, during the Ptolemaic and Roman periods. (PHD) 2006.
Supervisors:
Hope, C (Main), Bowen, G (Associate).
Student:
Getson, J.
Program of Study:
The Self and the Other: iconography and ethnicity in early Egypt. (Masters) 2010.
Supervisors:
Hope, C (Main), Bowen, G (Associate).
Student:
Healey, E.
Program of Study:
Akhenaten and the armed forces: the military and police within Egypt in the late eighteenth dynasty. (PHD) 2012.
Supervisors:
Hope, C (Main), Bowen, G (Associate).
Student:
Hubschmann, C.
Program of Study:
The oases of the Western Desert of Egypt during the Third Intermediate and Late Periods: the study of a regional identity. (PHD) 2009.
Supervisors:
Hope, C (Main), Bowen, G (Associate).
Student:
Kremler, J.
Program of Study:
The Origin and Development of Frog Amulets and Figures in Ancient Egypt and Their Relationship to the Goddess Heqet. (Masters) 2008.
Supervisors:
Hope, C (Main), Bowen, G (Associate).
Student:
Kucera, P.
Program of Study:
The Roman military presence in the Western Desert of Egypt. (PHD) 2010.
Supervisors:
Bowen, G (Main), Hope, C (Associate).
Student:
Long, R.
Program of Study:
Egypt's Western Oases during the New Kingdom (c. 1550-1069 B.C.E.). (Masters) 2007.
Supervisors:
Hope, C (Main), Bowen, G (Associate).
Student:
O'Brien, L.
Program of Study:
Aspects of Kingship in the Reign of Thutmose III. (Masters) 2007.
Supervisors:
Hope, C (Main), Bowen, G (Associate).
Student:
Ogdin, A.
Program of Study:
The Rose in Ptolemaic and Roman Egypt. (Masters) 2009.
Supervisors:
Bowen, G (Joint), Hope, C (Joint-Co).
Student:
Pettman, A.
Program of Study:
Ain el-Gazzareen: New Insight into the Old Kingdom Egyptian Presence in the Dakhleh Oasis. (Masters) 2008.
Supervisors:
Hope, C (Main), Bowen, G (Associate).
Student:
Ross, A.
Program of Study:
Oils and Related Materials in Egyptian Rituals and Private Use During the Roman Period. (Masters) 2002.
Supervisors:
Hope, C (Main), Bowen, G (Associate).
Student:
Scorgie, S.
Program of Study:
The Political Situation in the Western Oases of Egypt During the Second Intermediate Period, With Special Reference to the Dakhleh Oasis.. (Masters) 2003.
Supervisors:
Hope, C (Main), Bowen, G (Associate).
Student:
Stevens, A.
Program of Study:
A STUDY OF THE MATERIAL EVIDENCE FOR NON-STATE RELIGION AT AMARNA. (PHD) 2002.
Supervisors:
Hope, C (Main), Bowen, G (Associate).
Student:
Suelzle, B.
Program of Study:
Comparison and analysis of the surviving material remains from the excavated protodynastic cemeteries at Hierakonpolis and Qustul. (PHD) 2010.
Supervisors:
Hope, C (Main), Bowen, G (Associate).
Student:
Woodfield, L.
Program of Study:
The Veneration of Isis at Kellis in the Roman Period. (Masters) 2012.
Supervisors:
Bowen, G (Joint-Co), Hope, C (Joint).