The ancient Egyptians used - since the early history- many species of flowering plants to arrange them in bouquets and to decorate the bodies of their dead with wreaths of flowers known as garland for mythic purposes, or to present them in festivals of joy, sorrow, victory etc... The diversity of the floral content may express the change in natural vegetation and could be related to the introduction of various plants during the cultural periods. This study aimed to Examine and study the available bouquets and garlands belonging to different cultural periods starting the 18th Dynasty, which...
The ancient Egyptians used - since the early history- many species of flowering plants to arrange them in bouquets and to decorate the bodies of their...