Remains of 8,000-year-old olive oil found in Lower Galilee
"This is the earliest evidence of the use of olive oil in the country, and perhaps the entire Mediterranean basin,” says IAA researchers.
One of the 20 pottery relics found by the IAA in the Lower Galilee containing residue from 8,000-year-old olive oil.(photo credit: IAA)ByDANIEL K. EISENBUD