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Which text gives the earliest securely dated attestation of juniper's aromatic or incense use?

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  title = {Which text gives the earliest securely dated attestation of juniper's aromatic or incense use?},
  year = {2026},
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Open Question

Juniper is used in numerous ancient contexts, medicinal, embalming and ritual, but no single dated text or excavation has been confirmed as the earliest securely dated reference to its aromatic or incense use specifically.

What would resolve this A study of ancient Egyptian or Near Eastern medical and ritual texts fixing the earliest securely dated mention of juniper's aromatic or fumigant use.

OpenEgyptology, archaeobotanyMircea Eliade (ed.); Lindsay Jones (ed., 2nd ed.), Encyclopedia of Religion

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Encyclopedia of Religion

Mircea Eliade (ed.); Lindsay Jones (ed., 2nd ed.), Macmillan Reference, 2005View the Source

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