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
Exercise Saffron Bandit 1992, 1994, 1997 and 14 May 1999. Exercise Saffron Bandit 2017 Prime Minister of Pakistan Shahid Khaqan Abbasi flew a fighter aircraft as co-pilot during Exercise Saffron Bandit on September 9, 2017. He participated Exercise Saffron Bandit 2017 by flying F-16 Fighter aircraft. A larger exercise, named "Exercise High Mark", is the PAF's largest and most comprehensive exercise and is held after a period of several years. Recently it has been transformed into a joint exercise with the Pakistan Army (PA). Exercise Saffron Bandit Exercise Saffron Bandit is a major "command level" combat training exercise, usually held either bi-annually or