Forbidden Fruit! (Potatoes & Scottish Priests) : Archae-Facts

1,652 views · Published 4 February 2014 · 2:46 · Indexed 22 September 2026

Channel: Archaeosoup · 2014 · Education

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Welcome to Archae-Facts, the place to find bite-sized chunks of Archaeological Trivia!

Today, we hear of the dubious status of potatoes among priests in Stuart Scotland. They were not impressed with Sir Walter Raleigh's discovery!

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