The Remarkable Revival of the Judean Date Palm: A Journey Through Time
The Judean date palm, once a staple of ancient agriculture and culture in the Middle East, has experienced a resurrection that reads like a narrative lifted from the pages of a science fiction novel. This remarkable story of revival not only highlights the incredible advances in modern science but also reconnects us with the agricultural practices and civilizations of millennia past.
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Sacra di San Michele, Italy. The abbey was founded around 983-987, its heyday was in the c. 11th-12th. It blends into the steep environment creating a unique and wonderful whole. Umberto Eco placed his novel The Name of the Rose there.