Egypt
- Report On A Survey Of Mudbrick Buildings
The Egypt Exploration Society Following the announcement of the 2010 Centenary Awards (see here), we are delighted to present a report from Maria Correas-Amador on fieldwork undertaken earlier this year thanks to a grant made from the Centenary Fund...
- Off-topic: Research Into The Origins Of Food Production In Iran
MEHRNEWS It's a slow news day so in case it is of interest to some visitors here's some news about research into plant and animal domestication in the central Zagros region of Iran (from last week). A joint Iranian and British archaeological...
- More Re Donkey Domestication
Science Daily An international group of researchers has found evidence for the earliest transport use of the donkey and the early phases of donkey domestication, suggesting the process of domestication may have been slower and less linear than previously...
- Its A Donkey's Life
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- Domesticating Who?
How far back man began to domesticate animals remains still to be solved. I would be inclined to think that such domestication probably began long before we know. Where ever man or Neanderthal lived they left scraps from their meals that would have attracted...
Egypt
Sad news: Maria Hopf
I am sad to report that Maria Hopf, who was born in 1914, died at the age of 94 on August 24th 2008. Anyone interested in the domestication of plants and their use in the Near East will know here name. The book Domestication of Plants of the Old World, which she co-authored with Daniel Zohary, is a classic and remains an essential resource on the subject.
- Report On A Survey Of Mudbrick Buildings
The Egypt Exploration Society Following the announcement of the 2010 Centenary Awards (see here), we are delighted to present a report from Maria Correas-Amador on fieldwork undertaken earlier this year thanks to a grant made from the Centenary Fund...
- Off-topic: Research Into The Origins Of Food Production In Iran
MEHRNEWS It's a slow news day so in case it is of interest to some visitors here's some news about research into plant and animal domestication in the central Zagros region of Iran (from last week). A joint Iranian and British archaeological...
- More Re Donkey Domestication
Science Daily An international group of researchers has found evidence for the earliest transport use of the donkey and the early phases of donkey domestication, suggesting the process of domestication may have been slower and less linear than previously...
- Its A Donkey's Life
...
- Domesticating Who?
How far back man began to domesticate animals remains still to be solved. I would be inclined to think that such domestication probably began long before we know. Where ever man or Neanderthal lived they left scraps from their meals that would have attracted...