Ancient Wine: The Search for the Origins of VinicultureA richly illustrated account of the story of ancient viniculture |
Contents
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The Archaeological and Chemical Hunt | 40 |
A Beverage and a Medicine | 70 |
Wine of the Earliest Pharaohs | 85 |
Wine of Egypts Golden Age | 107 |
Wine and the Great Empires of the Ancient | 167 |
The Holy Lands Bounty | 210 |
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Ancient Wine: The Search for the Origins of Viniculture Patrick E. McGovern No preview available - 2003 |
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