The fourth occasional paper in the Studia Panopolitana series focuses on Akhmîm-Panopolis as one of Egypt’s major textile centres. The volume contains the proceedings of the international conference »The Textile Centre Akhmîm-Panopolis (Egypt) in Late Antiquity. Material Evidence for Continuity and Change in Society, Religion, Industry and Trade« organised by Georg-August-Universität Göttingen in cooperation with Skulpturensammlung und Museum für Byzantinische Kunst der Staatlichen Museen zu Berlin – Preußischer Kulturbesitz. The papers presented by established specialists in Textile
Studies, Archaeology, Coptic Studies and Papyrology and young academics summarise for the first time the various aspects of and material available for studying the archaeology and history of Akhmîm’s famous textile history.