Tulip Entered Europe Through Al-Andalus Five Centuries Earlier Than Believed
Tuesday, April 21, 2009 - 09:14
in Paleontology & Archaeology
A new study provides information on the arrival of the tulip flower to Europe. Contrary to what was thought up until now, the first bulbs could have arrived to Holland, where today the tulip is the country symbol, through 11th century al-Andalus, five centuries before what was believed.
