The Phoenicians traded timber for papyrus and linen from Egypt, copper ingots from Cyprus, Nubian gold and slaves, jars with grain and wine, silver, monkeys, precious stones, hides, ivory and elephants tusks from Africa. Cedar was perhaps the most valuable source of income for the Phoenicians.
Logging , settlement , agriculture and firewood
Farming , They mostly had to make or grow their own food .
Farming was the economic base .
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