Ancient Olive Oil: Experts Were WRONG
Beyond the Lamps: Why Ancient Olive Oil Was the “Extra Virgin” Secret of Empires For generations, the image of ancient olive oil has been rather unappetizing. Picture it: a crude, rancid substance, primarily relegated to fueling lamps, greasing bodies for hygiene, or perhaps for industrial tasks. Historians and archaeologists, for decades, confidently painted a picture of ancient civilizations lacking the technological sophistication to produce anything close to the delightful, golden elixir we cherish today as extra virgin olive oil. They were wrong. ...