using Ancient Egyptian techniques, I made delicious olive oil at home – and you can too
- Written by Emlyn Dodd, Assistant Director of Archaeology, British School at Rome; Honorary Postdoctoral Fellow, Macquarie University; Research Affiliate, Australian Archaeological Institute at Athens, Macquarie University
Hand Clutching an Olive Branch ca. 1353–1323 B.C. New Kingdom, Amarna PeriodThe Metropolitan Museum of ArtIn this series, academics explain the ways they are recreating historical practices, and how this impacts their research today.
Olive oil was one of the major commodities in the ancient Mediterranean. Alongside wine, grain and perhaps...
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