Papyrus: The Plant that Changed the World: From Ancient Egypt to Today's Water Wars
From ancient Pharaohs to twenty-first century water wars, papyrus is a unique plant that is still one of the fastest growing plant species on earth. It produces its own soil a peaty, matrix that floats on water and its stems inspired the fluted columns of the ancient Greeks. In ancient Egypt, the...
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From ancient Pharaohs to twenty-first century water wars, papyrus is a unique plant that is still one of the fastest growing plant species on earth. It produces its own soil a peaty, matrix that floats on water and its stems inspired the fluted columns of the ancient Greeks. In ancient Egypt, the papyrus bounty from the Nile delta provided not just paper for record keeping
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781605988283 (1605988286)
Publish date: 2015-06-02
Publisher: Pegasus
Pages no: 272
Edition language: English
Well written and illustrated book about papyrus, including history, biology, uses, wetland functioning and water/sewage filtering. The book covers important topics and should be read by anyone even vaguely interested in the environment and water use.
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