Industrial manufacturing of wool and wool textiles in Bronze Age Italy
Montale in northern Italy can have been one of the earliest centers in Europe for production of wool during the Bronze Age. Production may also have been on an industrial scale.
Montale in northern Italy can have been one of the earliest centers in Europe for production of wool during the Bronze Age. Production may also have been on an industrial scale.
Archaeology
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Earth Sciences
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Plants & Animals
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Social Sciences
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Environment
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Environment
Mar 31, 2022
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Process water from the food industry is an excellent fertilizer in land-based seaweed cultivation. Not only does the seaweed grow faster; its protein content also multiplies. In this way, process water can go from being a ...
Agriculture
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Nanomaterials
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Environment
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Political science
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