How Catholic monks "saved" olive oil from abandoned groves
Olive trees were cultivated around monasteries and churches, and monks often had the time to turn dull, unproductive lands into olive-producing fields.
Source: aleteia.org
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John Perlin's classic 'A Forest Journey' reissued by Patagonia
John Perlin's sweeping, civilizational history 'A Forest Journey' is being revived by Patagonia, the Ventura-based outfitter's publishing imprint.
Source: latimes.com
Inside the Indian town that produces the Khaleeji dhow
For thousands of years the Indian state of Kerala has been a centre of commerce for Middle Eastern merchants with the region also producing traditional Gulf Arab boats
Source: middleeasteye.net
Pandora Meliriti's Blog: Pandora Meliriti - Water as the foundation of civilization
From Mesopotamia to Egypt and all over the Mediterranean, the common characteristic of the first farming settlements was that they were all built near ri...
Source: goodreads.com