History of Olive Oil

courtesy of Academia Barilla

Olive oil is an ancient food product, born along the shores of the Mediterranean Sea due to the presence of olive trees. Archeological findings, including large ceramic olive oil jars, or amphorae, are proof that olives were cultivated on the island of Crete since 3,500 A.C.

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