July
31
/ 2015
Archaeologists digging in a kingly palace in Israel have found 120 large wine jars, some with residue, and grape seeds from 4,000 years ago from which they may be able to resurrect some ancient Canaanite grapevines. They found the jars and seeds working in the mysterious Bronze Age Tel Kabri palace complex in northern Israel, not far from the Mediterranean coast. Ha'aretz says it is unknown who lived in the sprawling palace, which is 6,000 square meters (19,685 square feet) and had several halls and banquet rooms. What it was called is also unknown because there is no written evidence at the site. It was inhabited from about 1850 BC to the 1600s BC. [[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"12675","attributes":{"alt":"An aerial photograph of the palace
