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Egyptian Clay Model of Cattle

A History of the World in 100 Objects

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The Importance of Cattle in Early Egypt

In early egypt, cows were probably also kept as a kind of insurance policy. If crops or the immediate surroundings were damaged by fire, communities could always fall back on the cow for nourishment. Cattle became so much a central part of the egyptian world that it even inspired worship. We all need our gods to be close to what we eat. The next programme iam moving from cows to corn. But i'm staying with the gods, this time, the all powerful god of maiz in mexico.

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