hav·er·sack (noun): a single-strapped bag worn over one shoulder and used for carrying supplies; a bag for rations, extra clothing; a bag used by workers or travellers to carry havercake (oat-bread) in 19th-century England. From the French Havresac and German Habersack (18th century)
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Tuesday, 8 January 2013
Petra – Jordan’s unforgettable city
The elderly Bedouin has decided that honesty is the best policy.
‘These I dug up here in Petra with my own hands,’ he says, pointing to a cardboard tray while holding up a well-used trowel. Then he indicates a second tray. ‘These are made in China.’
At first glance there is little to differentiate the two. Both contain weathered, sand-blown pottery lamps and statuettes.
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ancient,
Arabic,
architecture,
books,
historical,
Jordan,
Married to a Bedouin,
Middle East,
New Zealand,
Petra,
Raami Manajah
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