Researchers have successfully brought back to life a mysterious seed discovered in a cave in the Judean Desert during the 1980s, radiocarbon dated to more than 1,000 years old! To add to the intrigue, DNA analysis links it to a genus of tree that, although now extinct, is mentioned in the Bible. Named ‘Sheba’, scientists believe it to be a remnant of a now-extinct population of trees that once thrived in the Southern Levant, a region that includes present-day Israel, Palestine, and Jordan. Scientists Bring a 32,000-year-old Seed Back to Life The Judean Date Palm: Extinct Tree Resurrected from Ancient Seeds The sapling grown from the seed, planted around 14 years ago. (Guy Eisner) Read moreSection: NewsHistory & ArchaeologyRead Later