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Frankincense And Myrrh, Prized Presents In The Ancient World, Are Now Under Threat Due To Over-Harvesting
Frankincense and myrrh may seem like odd gifts now, but in the ancient world, they were highly prized. They were used for ...
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Scientist helps identify 1,000-year-old seedling linked to biblical myrrh
George Mason University researcher Andrea Weeks played a key role in identifying an ancient seedling linked to the biblical myrrh. The seed, a yellow and fragrant resin from the Commiphora tree ...
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Ancient Athens Celebrated the Spring Equinox With a Feast of Resurrection After Death
Ancient Athens celebrated the Spring Equinox as one of the most important feasts, a celebration of resurrection following ...
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Testing the perfumes of ancient Egypt
from which the ancient Egyptians imported myrrh and frankincense for perfume-making. “The kneeling statue of Hatshepsut and the statue of Amun on show represent the ritual in which Hatshepsut ...
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Why frankincense and myrrh are so expensive
Following is a transcript of the video. Narrator: Frankincense and myrrh are perhaps best known for their biblical connotations. But this tree sap has been prized across the world for over 6,000 ...
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Petra lost and found
From Yemen came incense, aromatic plants such as myrrh, and aloe—essential ingredients ... along the main road into the ancient city of Petra. Photograph by Annie Griffiths Whatever the origin ...