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With a group of BaTwa (pygmy) women potters, with whom we've worked to enhance production and sales of their wonderful pots - fantastic for cooking and serving. To see the 2 blogs on this work enter 'batwa pots' into the search engine located just above this picture. Blog entries throughout this site are about Africa, as well as about the Middle East and life in general - reflecting over 35 years of work and research in Africa and the Middle East – Come and join me!
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Botanical – Brews
An interesting blog on botanical brews from Diane O’Donovan and her excellent writeups on the Voynich manuscript. I’d completely forgotten the exchange that we had on botanical brews – as discussed by me here – https://dianabuja.wordpress.com/2012/06/16/banana-beer-and-other-fermented-drinks-in-africa/. Diane carries out the … Continue reading
Posted in Africa-General, Agriculture, Beer, Botany, Europe - medieval
Tagged Africa, Beer, botanical aspects, Botanical drinks, Diane O'Donovan, Europe, Medieval, Voynich Manuscript
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The Roman Tower of Centum Cellas, Belmonte (Portugal)
This is an amazing Roman site in Portugal, built by a Roman tin trader. As the author of the blog says – The IPPAR‘s excavations at the Centum Cellas Tower, undertaken between 1993 and 1998, revealed that it was not … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, Medieval, Portugal, Roman Empire
Tagged Archaeology, Europe, Portugal, Roman merchants, Tin trade
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