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New Evidence Suggests Olive and Fig Trees Were Cultivated as Early as 7,000 Years Ago
ScienceDaily ^ | June 16, 2022 | News Staff / McMaster University

Posted on 06/19/2022 11:50:40 AM PDT by SunkenCiv

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The village of Tel Tsaf, Israel: an overview of Area C with courtyard buildings, comprising rectangular and rounded rooms and rounded silos.
Image credit: Y. Garfinkel
Image credit: Y. Garfinkel

1 posted on 06/19/2022 11:50:40 AM PDT by SunkenCiv
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2 posted on 06/19/2022 11:51:56 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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To: SunkenCiv

Pimentos, martini’s, and fig newtons came later.


3 posted on 06/19/2022 12:00:07 PM PDT by GreyFriar (Spearhead - 3rd Armored Division 75-78 & 83-87)
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To: SunkenCiv

How did the first person figure out how to eat an olive? Were there even pimentos yet? Gin?


4 posted on 06/19/2022 12:00:52 PM PDT by Larry Lucido (Donate! Don't just post clickbait!)
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To: SunkenCiv

A book I once read said that fig trees date back to the earliest days of the garment industry.


5 posted on 06/19/2022 12:01:00 PM PDT by Farmerbob
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I wonder when they decided that using virgins to press the olives made the best oil? And did they prefer male or female virgins?


6 posted on 06/19/2022 12:01:55 PM PDT by GreyFriar (Spearhead - 3rd Armored Division 75-78 & 83-87)
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To: SunkenCiv
Figs and dates probably were the beginning of agriculture.

Easy to dry and carry, full of sugars and, unlike plants, trees do not require a great deal of care to cultivate.

You can also make some really good wine out of them.

7 posted on 06/19/2022 12:13:12 PM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear (It is better to light a single flame thrower then curse the darkness. A bunch of them is better yet)
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To: SunkenCiv
BTW if you want to read the whole article you have to click on the link in the first post.

The other links take you to an article on e-coli.

Interesting, but not nearly as tasty as figs.

8 posted on 06/19/2022 12:16:50 PM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear (It is better to light a single flame thrower then curse the darkness. A bunch of them is better yet)
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To: Harmless Teddy Bear

Native Americans early on learned to isolate and treat the soil for oaks and other trees. Long growing cycle, but they didn’t have commercials every 12 minutes, either.


9 posted on 06/19/2022 12:48:03 PM PDT by nicollo (the rule of law is not arbitrary)
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To: SunkenCiv

Ah, yes, Hotel Tsaf. I stayed there once.

If I recall correctly, Room 612 was comfy and had a nice corner window, but the troglodytes next door in Silo 568 partied all night, banging sticks and stones. I’d recommend Room 70, but it’s next to the kitchen, hotter than hell and reeked of olive oil, which you might as well order by the glass because the vintage of the wine is always yesterday. Worst of all, there was no wifi, no room service, no hot water (except in Room 70), and no valet.


10 posted on 06/19/2022 12:58:06 PM PDT by nicollo (the rule of law is not arbitrary)
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“A book I once read said that fig trees date back to the earliest days of the garment industry.”

On my chart, I have you leading for funniest post of the day.


11 posted on 06/19/2022 1:03:08 PM PDT by nomorelurker
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“A book I once read said that fig trees date back to the earliest days of the garment industry.”

True but in the earliest days fig tailors charged far too much for custom fittings.


12 posted on 06/19/2022 1:36:04 PM PDT by LeoTDB69
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To: Farmerbob

But it wasn’t long before they were replaced by leather britches.


13 posted on 06/19/2022 1:40:00 PM PDT by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open (<o> --- )
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To: Larry Lucido

They saw birds eating them, most likely.


14 posted on 06/19/2022 1:42:44 PM PDT by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open (<o> --- )
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To: GreyFriar

I wonder when they decided that using virgins to press the olives made the best oil? And did they prefer male or female virgins?
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Coming soon - -

“Virgin” no longer allowed as an Olive Oil descriptor.

Use “Experienced or Worn out”


15 posted on 06/19/2022 3:42:04 PM PDT by Scrambler Bob (My /s is more true than your /science (or you might mean /seance))
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To: GreyFriar

Pimentos, martini’s, and fig newtons came later.

The reason for olives being cultivated was that they were needed for martini (shaken not stirred....)


16 posted on 06/19/2022 3:44:11 PM PDT by njslim
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To: nicollo
Yep.

A lot of the New World cultivation was tree and fish based.

Fish farms and really big orchards. Chestnuts were a big part of the diet in the eastern part of North America. And with good reason. They are delicious.

17 posted on 06/19/2022 4:59:31 PM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear (It is better to light a single flame thrower then curse the darkness. A bunch of them is better yet)
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Use ..."Worn out” What? They recycled it after using as an engine lurbricant?
18 posted on 06/19/2022 6:01:35 PM PDT by AndyJackson
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Use ..."Worn out” .

What? They recycled it after using as an engine lubricant?

19 posted on 06/19/2022 6:02:19 PM PDT by AndyJackson
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Well, I was contrasting “worn out” as opposed to “virgin”.

But at today’s oil prices, 10W-30 virgin motor oil is many dollars per quart.


20 posted on 06/19/2022 7:15:12 PM PDT by Scrambler Bob (My /s is more true than your /science (or you might mean /seance))
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