Egypt
British Museum (Philippa Ryan)
With photos.
- Ancient Egyptian Cotton Unveils Secrets Of Domesticated Crop Evolution
Science Daily Scientists studying 1,600-year-old cotton from the banks of the Nile have found what they believe is the first evidence that punctuated evolution has occurred in a major crop group within the relatively short history of plant domestication....
- Analysing Skeletal Remains From Amara West
British Museum (Michaela Binder) Since early July, I’ve been in London, finally getting to analyse the human remains we excavated last season at Amara West. The human skeleton acts as a unique database about a number of different aspects of past human...
- Revised Edition: Codex Of Ancient Egyptian Plant Remains
Sais Books The second revised and extended edition of the Codex of Ancient Egyptian Plant Remains is now available for order online from the publisher at Sais Books. Over 5300 identifications of ancient Egyptian plant remains.Shortlist to species identifications.Taxonomical...
- Exhibition: Tutankhamun Now In Atlanta
myrtlebeachonline (Joan Leotta) David Silverman, an Egyptologist from the University of Pennsylvania and one of the curators of the King Tut exhibit's national tour, said, "What we can learn from [the tombs] is that they practiced hygiene, used makeup...
- King Tut's Olive Branch
http://tinyurl.com/7b2f3 An article published yesterday on the This Is Local London website about Kew Gardens mentions the role of the Royal Botanical Gardens in identifying wood in the tomb of Tutankhamun: "This discovery of boy king Tutankhamen's...
Egypt
Glimpses of diet through plant remains
British Museum (Philippa Ryan)
With photos.
I’m in Sudan looking at ancient plant remains from Amara West to investigate past diet and the potential impact of climate change on how plants were used.
This type of evidence can also provide insight into social behaviour, such as differences in diet between richer and poorer households. Additionally, identifying certain types of plant remains, such as cereal processing detritus, can help to investigate the functions of certain rooms or outdoor areas in the town.
- Ancient Egyptian Cotton Unveils Secrets Of Domesticated Crop Evolution
Science Daily Scientists studying 1,600-year-old cotton from the banks of the Nile have found what they believe is the first evidence that punctuated evolution has occurred in a major crop group within the relatively short history of plant domestication....
- Analysing Skeletal Remains From Amara West
British Museum (Michaela Binder) Since early July, I’ve been in London, finally getting to analyse the human remains we excavated last season at Amara West. The human skeleton acts as a unique database about a number of different aspects of past human...
- Revised Edition: Codex Of Ancient Egyptian Plant Remains
Sais Books The second revised and extended edition of the Codex of Ancient Egyptian Plant Remains is now available for order online from the publisher at Sais Books. Over 5300 identifications of ancient Egyptian plant remains.Shortlist to species identifications.Taxonomical...
- Exhibition: Tutankhamun Now In Atlanta
myrtlebeachonline (Joan Leotta) David Silverman, an Egyptologist from the University of Pennsylvania and one of the curators of the King Tut exhibit's national tour, said, "What we can learn from [the tombs] is that they practiced hygiene, used makeup...
- King Tut's Olive Branch
http://tinyurl.com/7b2f3 An article published yesterday on the This Is Local London website about Kew Gardens mentions the role of the Royal Botanical Gardens in identifying wood in the tomb of Tutankhamun: "This discovery of boy king Tutankhamen's...