This catalog, dedicated to Pharaonic Egypt, explores the origins and central role of grains cultivated in Egypt since the end of the 6th millennium B.C. In this desert country, the Nile and its annual floods shaped a unique agricultural system, ensuring the prosperity of the valley and the delta. Archaeological artifacts, reconstructions, and texts offer a fresh perspective on daily life, the techniques and symbolism of bread—an essential and universal food of antiquity—and the importance of beer.

128 pages – 18 cm x 26 cm – Softcover – ISBN 2-87149-048-1