Palestine: Seed of extinct date palm sprouts after 2,000 years
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The 2,000 years old seed was discovered in Occupied Palestine near the Dead Sea.
Its age has been confirmed by carbon dating.
Like any other Palestinian stolen historical pieces, the seed was planted on Jan. 25 in a black pot in one of the Israeli kibbutz’s, southern Naqab desert (Israel now call that part Arava desert) and claiming it as a part of their history.
It is the oldest seed ever known to produce a viable young tree.
The ancient seeds were found 30 years ago during archeological excavations on Mount Masada, the mountaintop fortress on the shore of the Dead Sea where King Herod built a spectacular palace. When the Romans conquered Palestine and laid waste to the Temple in Jerusalem, Masada was the last stand of a small band of Jewish rebels who held out against three Roman legions for several years before committing mass suicide in A.D. 73…read on
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