Ancient Egyptians grew flax as an industrial crop.
Sources
- Ancient Egyptian agriculture (en.wikipedia.org)
- https://www.nature.com/articles/s41477-021-00998-8 (nature.com)
- https://www.ucl.ac.uk/museums-static/digitalegypt/textil/plant2.html (ucl.ac.uk)
- https://saskoilseeds.com/resource/early-flax-history/ (saskoilseeds.com)
- https://historyrise.com/what-was-flax-used-for-in-ancient-egypt/ (historyrise.com)
- https://www.synchrotron-soleil.fr/en/news/lessons-textile-history-and-fibre-durability-4000-year-old-egyptian-flax-yarn (synchrotron-soleil.fr)
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