Umfang:
Online-Ressource (102 p)
ISBN:
9780981773636
Inhalt:
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 motifs -- Plant 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 materials -- Plant 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 boats -- Flax, linen and dyes -- Baskets and mats -- Sandals -- String and ropes -- Plant Species -- Safflower Carthamus tinctorius -- Papyrus sedge Cyperus papyrus -- Halfa grass Desmostachya bipinnata.
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Description based upon print version of record
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""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""
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""Lotus and papyrus motifs""""Plant 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""
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""Mummification materials""""Plant 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""
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""Papyrus boats""""Flax, 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""
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""Chariots""""Model 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""
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""A model granary""
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9780982690000
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9780981773636
Weitere Ausg.:
Print version Pharaoh's Flowers : The Botanical Treasures of Tutankhamun
Sprache:
Englisch
Schlagwort(e):
Electronic books
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