Researchers were recently surprised to discover organic residues of the exotic, expensive (even until today) spice on wine jars unearthed during excavations in the City of David.
Trying to replicate the beer imbibed by Pharaoh, King David and Jesus, Israeli scientists experiment with colonized ancient yeast from sources as old as 5,000 years.
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