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That the Egyptians recognized an elemental chemistry—the word khem is a very old name for the black alluvium of the Nile delta, and thus, by synecdoche, for Egypt itself—is argued at some length by R. A. Schwaller de Lubizc in his titanic book on the temple of Apet of the South at Luxor, The Temple of Man (Inner Traditions International, Rochester, VT: in press).
Abundant fruit trees in the fertile alluvium of river plains attract prolific wildlife.