A mystery seed dating from 993 C.E.-1202 C.E. that was uncovered four decades ago by archaeologists in a cave in the Judean Desert has been revived. Nicknamed “Sheba” (according to Josephus,

Researchers have resurrected a strange seed that was discovered in a cave in the Judean desert during the 1980s. According to radiocarbon dating, the seed was over 1,000 years old when it was found, and its DNA links it to a genus of tree that,

The ancient seed was unearthed in a Judean Desert cave during a late 1980s, and is believed to have originated as far as 1202 AD.

An international team of botanists, agriculturists and historians has successfully grown a mature tree from an ancient seed found in a cave in Israel. In their paper, published in the journal Communications Biology,

A 1,000-year-old seed — buried for centuries — has been brought back to life. Scientists have nurtured this ancient seed, and it has grown into a thriving tree. Named “Sheba,” this tree could hold the key to a biblical mystery.