Oldest vanilla in Europe identified

Oldest vanilla in Europe identified

The subject of the new study is a vanilla pod discovered in the infill of the floor vault of the Vladislav Hall at Prague Castle. The post Oldest vanilla in Europe identified appeared first on Archaeology Wiki.

Unexpected Discovery Of Europe's Oldest Vanilla Pod In Prague Castle - Was It Used For Alchemical Experiments? - Ancient Pages

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - When archaeologists explored the Great Vladislav Hall in Prague Castle, Czech Republic, they made intriguing discoveries including lost jewelry and 17th-century playing cards hidden between the floorboards. Among these finds was a mysterious botanical material that initially puzzled researchers. Through chemical analysis, it was identified as a vanilla pod from the […]