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Food Processing and Preservation
"The processing and preservation of food is a key human activity. Processing particular ingredients, such as cereals, serves to make them edible and digestible, while preservation increases shelf-life and can also improve the taste..." – By Erica Rowan
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Gilgamesh/Gilgamesh Epic
"The Epic of Gilgamesh is the best-known poem from ancient Mesopotamian literature. According to the Mesopotamian tradition, Gilgameš was a king of the city of Uruk who lived in the first half of the third millennium BCE..." – By Enrique Jiménez
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