Abbasid dove handler (part 1)

Carrier pigeons have been used for communication for over 3,000 years. Ancient Egyptians and Greeks utilized pigeons for sending messages. The Persians and Romans advanced these methods, establishing organized systems for message delivery. During the Abbasid Caliphate (8th to 13th centuries), pigeons were crucial for communication across the Islamic Empire. In medieval Europe, they were used in monasteries and castles. In the 19th and early 20th centuries, pigeons were employed in military conflicts, including the World Wars. Today, pigeons are mainly kept for sport and symbolic purposes, with modern technology replacing them for communication.