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Jacob Jones

Jacob Jones is a freelance science and technology writer with an interest in plant exploration, agricultural and environmental history, and the history of science and technology. He taught at the University of Hildesheim in Germany until his retirement in 2024.

Dates Hanging from Date Palm

Dates: Civilization’s Sweetest Indulgence

Offshoots from the “Tree of Life” traveled from Mesopotamia to the Levant to the United States, beguiling everyone with their toothsome confections.