An ancient royal garden has come back into bloom in a way, as scientists have reconstructed what it would've looked like some 2,500 years ago in the kingdom of the biblical Judah.
Their reconstruction, which relied on analyses of excavated pollen, reveals a paradise of exotic plants.
Born, like other comic book characters, out of an otherwise trivial but life-changing animal bite, the Rabid Librarian seeks out strange, useless facts, raves about real and perceived injustices, and seeks to meet her greatest challenge of all--her own life.
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Sunday, February 19, 2012
As a gardener and history/archaeology buff, this made me happy
Ancient biblical gardens 'bloom' again: Reconstruction of 2,500 garden relied on analyses of excavated pollen and reveals a paradise of exotic plants
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Archaeology,
Gardens,
Israel,
Pollen
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