Tag Archives: Egypt

Agricultural Innovation: The United States in a Changing Global Reality

Posted on 24/05/2013 by

On 24th April 2013, the Chicago Council on Global Affairs released the report Agricultural Innovation: The United States in a Changing Global Reality authored by University of Minnesota researchers… New measures for global spillover potential presented in the report include: Agro-technological distances – identifying … Continue reading →

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Quiz on Identifying Ancient Egyptian Plants

Posted on 23/04/2013 by

Below are results, to date, of the quiz: Can You Identify These Plants from Ancient Egypt? I have entered the suggestions that have been sent in, together with a small picture of each one.  For larger pictures (or for the reference) go to … Continue reading →

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Posted in Agriculture, Agroforestry, Art in Africa, Egypt-Ancient, Gardens, Graeco-Roman | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Can You Identify These Plants from Ancient Egypt?

Posted on 11/04/2013 by

Plants of all kinds were much beloved in ancient Egypt, and here is a selection  from tiles, tombs and wall inscriptions.  Can you identify them?  Over the next few days I will put up a blog giving their identity and function … Continue reading →

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A Visit to the Holy Land by Ida Pfeiffer in 1842

Posted on 01/04/2013 by

Ida Pfeiffer was one of the most intrepid of Victorian travellers.  In the early to mid part of the 19th century she travelled not only to the Middle East, but also to other areas of the globe.  This entry is about … Continue reading →

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Locusts and Hyenas: The Red Sea Hills of Eastern Egypt & Sudan

Posted on 27/03/2013 by

Following on the recent swarms of Locusts in Egypt and Israel, here is an update of a blog on the topic (and on hyenas): Previous blogs on work in the Red Sea Hills are found here and here. During the … Continue reading →

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Posted in Africa-East, Africa-General, Africa-North, Africa-Southern, Egypt Desert Locust Authority, Egypt-Ancient, Egypt-Recent, Sudan, Wildlife | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Cuisines and Crops of Africa, 18th Century: Food and Farming in Timbuktu

Posted on 02/02/2013 by

In about 1789, the merchant and voyager Abd Salam Shabeeny  set out from his home city, the Moroccan port town of Tetuan (above picture), for Germany in order to procure items for use in his trans-Saharan caravan trade business.  On the way he … Continue reading →

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Posted in Africa-North, Africa-West, African rice, Agriculture, Caravan routes, Colonialism, Cuisine, Egypt-Recent, Explorers & exploration, Food, History, History-Recent, Indigenous crops & medicinal plants, Livestock, Technology | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 16 Comments

City States in the Sahel: Pre-European Kingdoms of West Africa

Posted on 14/01/2013 by

With the current efforts of France to address the efforts of Islamists in northern Mali, I am revising and reposting this blog on Sahelian history.  First posted in 2012.   Introduction: Recent events in the West African Sahel by way … Continue reading →

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Posted in Africa-North, Africa-West, African rice, Arab traders, Caravan routes, Niger River, Sahel | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 5 Comments