Iconographic evidence from Egypt suggests that watermelon pulp was consumed there as a dessert as early as 4,360 years ago. The oldest known watermelon seeds, about 6,000 years old, were found during an archaeological dig from Neolithic settlements in Libya, but whether these were watermelons with sweet pulp or other forms is unknown. To shed light on this mystery, an international team of scientists generated genome sequences from the Libyan seeds...
