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Harvesting grapes from one of the two founder vines of the Rubaksum Tsellim landrace, trained over a household pergola in Aksum, Tigray. Yemane Hailu Fissuh

Tigray’s old grapevines have survived against the odds: new research uncovers their genetic and historic value

Jan Nyssen, Ghent University; Alemtsehay Tsegay, Mekelle University; Emnet Negash, Ghent University; Oregon State University; Federica Sulas, University of Gothenburg; Mariano Ucchesu, Université de Montpellier; Tesfaalem Gebreyohannes, Mekelle University, and Yemane Hailu Fissuh

A distinctive local variety of grapevine from Ethiopia’s Tigray region could offer potential as a dryland crop.
Ancient starch grains of ginger (Zingiber officinale), cinnamon (Cinnamomum sp.) and nutmeg (Myristica fragrans) were identified on the surface of this footed sandstone grinding slab. Khanh Trung Kien Nguyen

Researchers find evidence of a 2,000‑year‑old curry, the oldest ever found in Southeast Asia

Weiwei Wang, Australian National University and Hsiao-chun Hung, Australian National University

The discovery is helping shed light on a vibrant ancient spice trade that spanned many thousands of kilometres.

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  1. Archaeologists
  2. Archaeology
  3. Botany
  4. Homo sapiens
  5. RandD
  6. Viticulture
  7. Wine

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