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“Around 1870, the archaeologist E. H. Palmer began to map the thousands of intentionally shaped mounds of cobbles where grapes once grew—the enigmatic tuleilat el-anab.17 They were moisture catchers, agrohydrological structures that were engineered to condense, capture, and deliver fog and dew to fuel the growth of the vines, wheat, and fruit trees.”

Gary Paul Nabhan, Cumin, Camels, and Caravans: A Spice Odyssey
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Cumin, Camels, and Caravans: A Spice Odyssey (California Studies in Food and Culture Book 45) Cumin, Camels, and Caravans: A Spice Odyssey by Gary Paul Nabhan
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