Destination 4: The Faiyam

The Faiyam

Basket

     We then arrived to see more water, surprise! This time we knew where we were straight away. The only place left with a bod of water was the Faiyam. The Faiyam has the earliest known agricultural economy. The economy itself was mixed. The people cultivated barley, wheat and flax, and hunted animals and fished in the river. They also breaded animals such as cattle, sheep, goats and pigs (Faiyam.com). Typically, the Faiyam was of the responsibility of the middle class farmers. The farmers were to make and sell produce that was cultivated and bread in the Faiyam (Tyldesley 13). Other then the fact that the Faiyam was used for agricultural purposes, the people would also skilled 

basket weavers. 

     Since the people were basket weavers it only fit to have a basket as an artifact. Baskets dated back to the Neolithic age in 5000 BCE. Baskets were used to carry the produce from one destination to the next. They were also used as storage for items such as tools. They came in a variety of shaped and sizes as well as designs. There are three designs you could have: coiled, twine and plaited. They are usually colored black, red and white with pigments that were imported from other parts of the world (touregypt.net)

     The people contributed to the civilization because without the people, there would be no basket weavers to weave baskets. The place contributed to the civilization because it helped speed up the economy rate.