Evidence of 3,000-Year-Old Cinnamon Trade Found in Israel
When you purchase through links on our site , we may earn an affiliate commission . Here ’s how it works . How far would you go to get your cinnamon fix ? If you endure in the Levant 3,000 year ago ( a neighborhood that include modern day Israel ) , very far indeed new research suggest . research worker analyzing the content of 27 flasks from fivearchaeological sites in Israelthat date back around 3,000 years have found that 10 of the flasks contain cinnamaldehyde , the compound that give cinnamon its flavor , indicating that the spicery was hive away in these flasks ....