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Ancient Egyptian Food
Although the ancient Egyptians left no recipes, their staple diet, according to Magda Mehdawy, author of “The Pharaoh’s Kitchen”, consists like today, mainly of bread and whatever produce the land yields that is onions, garlic, lentils, leeks, turnips, radish , lettuce, and cucumbers. Most of these vegetables were eaten raw. Bread was a staple food... »
Arteriosclerosis as ancient as the Egyptians
Early this year, in the back courtyard of the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, a team of cardiologists and archaeologists assembled at the trailer carrying the CT scan machine to carry out scientific tests on 20 ancient Egyptian mummies. The mummies belonged to people with a high socio-economic position such as priests, court officials and... »
