Olives picked, crushed, and pressed by hand — this is how extra virgin olive oil was made long before machines. Faraway Village Posted: May 9, 2025 | Last updated: May 9, 2025 ...

The olive oil award given to Olympic champions came from the sacred groves of Athena, the patroness of Athens, according to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. In general, ancient ...

While extreme weather conditions in Europe have led to soaring prices of olive oil, producers and chefs are showing their resilience, as well as tips and tricks for coping.

“At one time there was a lot more harmony in the olive harvest,” says Anna Franca Zangara, a 45-year-old caretaker, as she waits for her olive oil to be processed at a mill. She and her husband bought ...

The worn stone is an ancient Roman mill used for pressing olives into olive oil, town officials said in a news release. These types of olive oil mills, known as a trapetum, originated in Greece ...

In ancient Greece and Rome, statues not only looked beautiful—they smelled good, too. That’s the conclusion of a new study published this month in the Oxford Journal of Archaeology .

The worn stone is an ancient Roman mill used for pressing olives into olive oil, town officials said in a news release. These types of olive oil mills, known as a trapetum, originated in Greece ...

The olive oil award given to Olympic champions came from the sacred groves of Athena, the patroness of Athens, according to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. In general, ancient ...