The history of olive oil goes back about 8,000 years in Israel, according to a chemical analysis of ancient pottery vessels that once held oil.

Ancient people pressed olive oil as far back as 8,000 years ago in Israel, a new study finds. Researchers found residues of the Mediterranean-diet staple on ancient clay pots dating back to the ...

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 ...

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 ...

Broomberg has been taking pictures of ancient olive trees in Palestine for the past 18 months — most of them were planted more than a thousand years ago. The oldest one, called the Al-Badawi ...

“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 ...

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 ...