Pharaoh's flowers : the botanical treasures of Tutankhamun

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...

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Main Author: Hepper, F. N.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Chicago : KWS Pub., 2009
Edition:2nd ed.
Subjects:
Tutankhamen, > King of Egypt > Tomb.
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Plant remains (Archaeology) > Egypt.
Environmental archaeology.
Plants, Useful > Egypt.
Botany > Egypt.
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • 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 Tutankhamunâ€?s Treasures
  • The Identification of Tutankhamunâ€?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

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