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Pharaoh's flowers : the botanical treasures of Tutankhamun /
The golden face of Tutankhamun was garlanded with fresh flowers exquisitely preserved after 3,000 years in his innermost coffin. In the tomb a model of a granary was found full to the brim with seeds -- emmer wheat, fenugreek and chick-pea. Brooms of reed and grass used to tidy up after the burial r...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Chicago :
KWS Pub.,
2009.
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| Edición: | 2nd ed. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover
- Copyright
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Chronological Chart of Ancient Egypt
- Map of Ancient Egypt
- Plan of the Tomb
- Diagram of the Shrines and Coffins
- Introduction
- The Life of Tutankhamum
- The Discovery of Tutankhamun�s Treasures
- The Identification of Tutankhamun�s Plant Material
- Archaeobotanical techniques
- Some archaeological traps
- Living seeds?
- 1 Flowers and Leaves
- Finds from the Tomb
- Stick bouquets
- Floral garlands and collars
- A garden scene with floral bouquets
- Lotus and papyrus motifsPlant Species
- Mayweed Anthemis pseudocotula
- Wild celery Apium graveolens
- Cornflower Centaurea depressa
- Mandrake Mandragora officinarum
- Persea Mimusops laurifolia
- Blue lotus waterlily Nymphaea caerulea
- White lotus waterlily Nymphaea lotus
- Olive Olea europaea
- Corn poppy Papaver rhoeas
- Ox-tongue Picris asplenioides
- Willow Salix mucronata
- Withania nightshade Withania somnifera
- 2 Oils, Resins and Perfumes
- Finds from the Tomb
- Oils
- Resins and incense
- Perfumes
- Adhesives
- Mummification materialsPlant Species
- Acacia Acacia species
- Egyptian plum Balanites aegyptiaca
- Frankincense trees Boswellia species
- Balm of Gilead Commiphora gileadensis
- Myrrh Commiphora myrrha
- Henna Lawsonia inermis
- White lily Lilium candidum
- Horseradish tree Moringa peregrina
- Pine Pinus species
- Mastic and Chios balm Pistacia species
- Castor oil plant Ricinus communis
- Sesame Sesamum indicum
- 3 Papyrus, Flax and other Fibrous Plants
- Finds from the Tomb
- Papyrus writing material
- Pen-cases and writing outfits
- Papyrus boatsFlax, linen and dyes
- Baskets and mats
- Sandals
- String and ropes
- Plant Species
- Safflower Carthamus tinctorius
- Papyrus sedge Cyperus papyrus
- Halfa grass Desmostachya bipinnata
- Imperata halfa grass Imperata cylindrica
- Rush Juncus arabicus
- Flax Linum usitatissimum
- Common reed Phragmites australis
- Madder Rubia tinctorum
- Reed-mace Typha domingensis
- 4 Trees and Wooden Objects
- Finds from the Tomb
- The golden shrines and coffins
- Thrones, chairs and stools
- Beds and couches
- Caskets and boxes
- ChariotsModel ships
- Wooden bows and reed arrows
- Throw-sticks, batons and clubs
- Tree Species
- Cilician fir Abies cilicica
- Silver birch Betula pendula
- Cedar of Lebanon Cedrus libani
- Cypress Cupressus sempervirens
- Ebony Dalbergia melanoxylon
- Ash Fraxinus species
- Levant storax Liquidambar orientalis
- Valonia oak Quercus aegilops
- Tamarisk Tamarix aphylla
- Elm Ulmus minor
- 5 Food and Drink
- Finds from the Tomb
- Fruits, nuts and seeds
- Honey
- Wine and wine-jars
- Vegetables, herbs and spices
- Cereals