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Israeli scientists who examined the remains of jars from the Kingdom of Judah found evidence that the former ruling families drank vanilla-flavoured wine. Traces of the spice were found in storage jars dating from the time of the Babylonian destruction of Jerusalem in 586 BC. Vanilla probably originated in India and East Africa. Both areas traded with the Levant.

The expensive imported spice was probably reserved for the elites. Several examined jars bore markings that the researchers associate with the administration of the King of Judah. According to the researchers, this testifies to the high esteem in which wine was held and the drinking habits of Jerusalem's lordly inhabitants. The researchers published their research in the American journal Plos One.

(al / Source: decanter; Photo: Dafna Gazit, IAA)

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