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To: djf

Olive trees were cultivated over 7000 years ago. Pigs were domesticated somewhere between 5 and 7 thousand years ago. So obviously, olive oil came first.


83 posted on 05/31/2009 6:56:30 AM PDT by mamelukesabre (Si Vis Pacem Para Bellum (If you want peace prepare for war))
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To: mamelukesabre

I see where you’re going. The old Wiki route or whatever.

Sorry. Hunting as a “way of life” precedes agricultural by many tens of thousands of years. They would have been familiar with animal fats/lards way, way before they learned how to press/squeeze an olive. Ever eat a raw olive? Bleh!!!!

They weren’t “gatherers/hunters”.
They were “hunters/gatherers”.

Anyways not worth arguing about...


93 posted on 05/31/2009 11:12:23 AM PDT by djf (Man up!! Don't be a FReeloader!! Make a donation today!)
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