The Ancient Judean Date, “Methuselah”, and six additional date palms were germinated from 2000 year old seeds discovered during archaeological excavations at Masada and caves in the Judean Desert.
Kibbutz Ketura, 2022
This unique scientific project was initiated in 2005 by Dr. Sarah Sallon, Director of the Louis L. Borick Natural Medicine Research Center at Hadassah Hospital, Jerusalem in cooperation with Dr. Elaine Solowey, founder of the Center for Sustainable Agriculture at the Arava Institute, Kibbutz Ketura.
The amazing story of these trees has been published worldwide in prestigious scientific journals including “Science” and the international media.
Picture by Guy Eisner
You are invited to visit the Ancient Date Palm enclosure at Kibbutz Ketura, where the trees are currently growing and to sample for the first time in 2000 years, the taste of an ancient Judean Date.
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