Trail Hongitochten in North Maluku
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Workers dry cloves in Somba Opu District, Gowa Regency, South Sulawesi, Thursday (3/9/2020). ANTARA/Arnas Padda The spice-hunting adventure by European nations began when the Ottoman dynasty in the territory of Turkey hiked prices, thereby resulting in their scarcity in the Blue Continent.
Soaring prices of spices led several kingdoms to take the decision to find their own origin for the commodity, which had become known in Europe through land trade of the Silk Road.
Historian from the University of Indonesia (UI) Dr Bondan Kanumoyoso remarked that spices from Maluku Islands had a long-standing history. In fact, the archaeological excavation of the ancient kingdom of Mesopotamia at the site of Terqa, Syria, led to the discovery of a vase containing cloves named Latin Syzygium aromaticum dating back to around 1,700 BC.