The plant Cistus Creticus.
The goats eat the plant Cistus Creticus and collect labdanum.A history from the season Pharaohs.
(10.000 years of history)
(10.000 years of history)
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In ancient times, the resin was scraped from the fur of goats and sheep that had grazed on the cistus shrubs. It was collected by the shepherds and sold to coastal traders. The false beards worn by the pharaohs of ancient Egypt were actually the labdanum soaked hair of these goats.
The goats eat the plant Cistus Creticus and collect labdanum.
In ancient times, the resin was scraped from the fur of goats and sheep that had grazed on the cistus shrubs. It was collected by the shepherds and sold to coastal traders. The false beards worn by the pharaohs of ancient Egypt were actually the labdanum soaked hair of these goats.
The goats eat the plant Cistus Creticus and collect labdanum.
1 comment:
Amazing...i never thought the falsebeard of pharaohs are made with labdanum in goat fur...Keep going please!
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