FfFfFfFF 58,135 Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 Researchers have grown six Judean date palms (Phoenix dactylifera) from ancient seeds dated to around 2,000 years ago, according to a study published in the journal Science Advances. The date palm is one of the oldest cultivated fruit trees in the world and is highly symbolic in parts of the Middle East, as well as the Muslim, Christian and Jewish faiths. Studies indicate that the plant was first cultivated in Mesopotamia and the Upper Arabian Gulf from around 7,000 years ago. The Kingdom of Judah—an ancient geopolitical region that emerged in the 11th century B.C. in the southern portion of the historic Land of Israel—was particularly renowned for the quality and quantity of its dates, according to the authors. While the cultivation of date palms in this region continued through the periods of Byzantine and Arab rule but by the 19th century, there were almost no traces left of the historic plantations left—due in part to a mixture of climate change and the destruction of infrastructure by waves of conquest. Nevertheless, in 2005, a team led by Sallon managed to germinate a 1,900-year-old Judean date palm seed that had been found at a historical site near the Dead Sea in Israel. Following up on this achievement, Sallon and colleagues have now germinated six 2,000-year-old date seeds that had previously been uncovered from archaeological sites in the Judean desert and the Dead Sea between the years 1963 and 1991, according to the latest Science Advances paper. Source: https://www.newsweek.com/six-ancient-plants-2000-year-old-seeds-grown-scientists-1485900?fbclid=IwAR1xl9HpOAFwO_OTWIxTasDX2Xx5O8dArJc90z8oKPQkkmW2b1MPyyV9Cgw Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamsenigma 9,520 Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 That's so cool! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
C1trus 4,341 Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 It feels like a bittersweet moment I don't know why ι'м ρυℓℓιηg үσυя sтяιηgs Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CautiousLurker 19,709 Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 I don't... remember clicking on this thread... how the hell did I end up here Oh well, sle date palms It's a joke! When you give me that look, it's a joke! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helxig 45,379 Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 How the hell do seeds stay viable for TWO THOUSAND YEARS? That plant DNA was just chilling there inside that seed for two thousand years, fully intact, just waiting for it's chance to grow a tree. A patient queen I'll be myself until they fūcking close the coffin. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woolfsmck 2,763 Posted March 8, 2020 Share Posted March 8, 2020 Wow ,,,, Seeds holding viability for that long … I hope none of them are carnivorous tho … that would suck … like a cat in a sil, I observe life, moving and still. My words give a clue,look inside to see whats true Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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