Pottery from the production site of Muhammad Tulayb, North Kharga

The North Kharga Oasis Survey (NKOS), co-directed by Salima Ikram and Corinna Rossi, was initiated in 2001 in order to locate, document, and map archaeological sites in the Kharga Oasis from the northern escarpment to the area just north of Kharga town. Although the oasis contains evidence dating to prehistoric times, the majority of standing remains are from the Late Period onward, with those in north Kharga primarily dating to the Roman era (1st–5th c. AD). Although many of the major sites take the form of fort-like edifices, administrative buildings, domestic spaces, water-distribution complexes, industrial areas, and temples have also been identified. One such site, some 30 km north of Kharga town, is Muhammad Tulayb, where evidence of ceramic production was identified, which is the subject of this paper.