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We may imagine that the Egyptian landscape during Neolithic and also Pharaonic times had the character of the Sudd region of the present Sudan, a river with marshy shores where huge papyrus thickets offered a splendid abode for hippopotami and crocodiles, for birds and other animals. It was the ideal hunting place for the Neolithic people, who moved about standing on their light papyrus rafts, probably identical to those still in use in parts of Central Africa.
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Täckholm, V.&Drar, M. Flora of Egypt (1–4, Cairo 1941, 1950, 1954, 1969. Still in progress. Vol. 1–3 reprinted 1973 by O. Koeltz in Germany), Contains the most complete literature lists on the ancient plants. Unfortunately, however, the 4 volumes which have appeared up till now, only cover one third of the flora.
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Täckholm, V. (1976). Ancient Egypt, Landscape, Flora and Agriculture. In: Rzóska, J. (eds) The Nile, Biology of an Ancient River. Monographiae Biologicae, vol 29. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-1563-9_7
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