10-18-2018, 07:36 AM
I think the problem lies with the interpretation of "Huratu" as oak galls, this apparantly has been discredited and is likely madder used to colour the skins.. for a better explanation see here:
Page 305 last paragraph first column: Ancient Egyptian Materials and Technology
Page 305 last paragraph first column: Ancient Egyptian Materials and Technology
Ivor
"And the four bare walls stand on the seashore. a wreck a skeleton a monument of that instability and vicissitude to which all things human are subject. Not a dwelling within sight, and the farm labourer, and curious traveller, are the only persons that ever visit the scene where once so many thousands were congregated." T.Lewin 1867
"And the four bare walls stand on the seashore. a wreck a skeleton a monument of that instability and vicissitude to which all things human are subject. Not a dwelling within sight, and the farm labourer, and curious traveller, are the only persons that ever visit the scene where once so many thousands were congregated." T.Lewin 1867
