Saffron slowly propagated throughout much of Eurasia and was later brought to parts of North Africa, North America, and Oceania. Saffron was detailed in a 7th-century BC Assyrian botanical reference compiled under Ashurbanipal. Documentation of saffron's use over the span of 3,500 years has been uncovered. Saffron-based pigments have indeed been found in 50,000-year-old depictions of prehistoric places in northwest Iran. The Sumerians later used wild-growing saffron in their remedies and magical potions. Saffron was an article of long-distance trade before the Minoan palace culture's 2nd millennium BC peak. Ancient Persians cultivated Persian saffron ("Crocus sativus" 'Hausknechtii') in Derbent, Isfahan, and
Saffron (album) Saffron (album) Saffron is a collaborative studio album by Canadian hip hop artist Ron Contour (Moka Only) and Canadian producer Factor. It was released on Fake Four Inc. in 2010. The album is entirely produced by Factor and guest appearances include Def 3. In the upcoming and following months to the album's release, music videos for "Wondrous Things", "Confused Nougat" and "Glad" were released via Fake Four Inc's youtube page. Throughout "Saffron", Moka Only plays the role of Ron Contour, one of his alter egos, who was initially conceived in 2001 on "Moka Only is... Ron Contour". Ron Contour's character