Die Pflanzenfunde von Maadi
book chapter 1989 Kroll, Helmut

Lower Egypt PredynasticAfrica > Northern Africa
The plant remains from Maadi, notably emmer, barley, acacia, tamarisk, and cedar differ little from those of the Old Kingdom. Emmer (a hard red variety of wheat) is and remains the only wheat for a long time. Very late in Ptolemaic times, finds of na...