# Seed from 2000 year old extinct palm sprouts **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 14, 2005, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seed-from-2000-year-old-extinct-palm-sprouts/308181 "2005-06-14T04:38:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![lokij](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/5e9695/32.png) [@lokij](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lokij)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2005, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seed-from-2000-year-old-extinct-palm-sprouts/308181/1 "2005-06-14T04:38:05Z")
I hesitate to step on Tuckerfan’s toes here, since this type of story is generally his domain but this was too cool not to share. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle\_east/4086348.stm](http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4086348.stm) Not only a 2000 year old seed, but from an extinct species highly praised in ancient times. Now all we need is to find a seed for Silphium and grow it. :\> This is BTW the very first thread I’ve ever started. :\>\> ---
**Author:** ![Spacegirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47774/32.png) [@Spacegirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spacegirl)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2005, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seed-from-2000-year-old-extinct-palm-sprouts/308181/2 "2005-06-14T04:40:22Z")
I wonder if that means that the plant that I just killed will eventually come back to life. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2005, 7:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seed-from-2000-year-old-extinct-palm-sprouts/308181/3 "2005-06-14T07:19:00Z")
I’ve heard of Magnolia seeds of similar age being uncovered by archaeologists and subsequently germinated; still, this is very interesting - I had no idea palm seeds could retain viability that long.