Food: Olive oil has been pressed for over 6,000 years — first…

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Did you know? Olive oil has been pressed for over 6,000 years — first traces in Israel and Palestine around 4,500 BC. In antiquity it was used not only as food, but as lamp fuel, perfume base, body oil, and even as currency for taxes.

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Olive oil has been pressed for over 6,000 years — first traces in Israel and Palestine around 4,500 BC. In antiquity it was used not only as food, but as lamp fuel, perfume base, body oil, and even as currency for taxes.

Olijfolie wordt al meer dan 6.000 jaar geperst — eerste sporen in Israël en Palestina rond 4.500 v.Chr. In de oudheid werd het niet alleen gegeten, maar ook gebruikt als brandstof voor lampen, parfumbasis, lichaamszalf en zelfs als geld voor belastingen.

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