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In the first century CE, the production of cotton textiles was widespread in the Kingdom of Kush, with people using it to make clothing. Its neighboring region of Egypt also has a rich history of use of cotton textiles. Since the first reign of the pharaohs, cotton textiles production has...
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Other idea is that clothing may have been invented first for other purposes, such as magic, decoration, cult or prestige, and then later found to be practical as means of protection. There are archeological findings as well as representation of clothing in art which can help to determine when...
The Arab Republic of Egypt is located in the northeastern region of the African continent, bordering both the Mediterranean and Red Seas. The climate is arid and dry and most of the country receives less than one inch of rainfall each year. The Mediterranean may offer Egypt's northern coastlin...
Some of the oldest knitted artifacts were found in Egypt, but while archaeologists are not certain exactly where knitting originated, they suspect that it originally came from the Middle East. Early knitting was probably done using cotton yarn instead of wool, although wool is by far the most ...
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The fertile delta has supported human settlement and agricultural development for thousands of years, providing an ideal environment for cultivating essential crops such as wheat, barley, and cotton. Within the delta, the Nile River splits into two main distributaries as it approaches the ...
Egypt, Britain, Mesoamerica, Peru, Iran, and Africa also used indigo for dyeing. Indigo in India was made from plant Indigofera tinctoria. It was used on cotton because it was the easiest method of coloring. The only problem was: color didn’t last long. Indigo was a rare luxury in ...