The olive landscape: A nearly 4,000-year-old legacy of human-nature interaction in the Central Mediterranean
The olive tree is one of the most iconic symbols of the Mediterranean basin, deeply intertwined with the region's history, ...
The Times of Israel on MSN12d
Experts unite to protect what could be the last wild olive trees in Israel – or the world
The largest known population of the ancient plants grows on fossilized sand ridges in the north and could prove helpful for ...
The Christian Post on MSN2mon
Ancient 'Mount of Olives' lamp with Jewish Temple symbols discovered in Jerusalem
A rare 1,700-year-old lamp with Jewish Temple symbols has been uncovered in Jerusalem, the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) ...
Mongabay on MSN15d
Gaza and West Bank farmers salvage olive harvest amid displacement, destruction and Israeli settler violence
After Israel and the de facto government of the Gaza Strip, Hamas, agreed to a ceasefire beginning Jan. 19, Gaza’s olive ...
BBC2mon
What was it like to live in ancient Greece?
but also crushed olives to make olive oil. They used this for cooking, in oil lamps and cosmetics. Men and women usually ate separately in ancient Greece. Rich people always ate at home - only ...
The Jerusalem Post Blogs8d
Underwater excavation reveals 1100-year-old ship carrying olive oil from Gaza
The ship, loaded with olive oil, had set sail from the Gaza coast of Palestine before ... Öniz explained that amphorae from different regions had distinct characteristics in ancient times. The team ...