Tag Archive for 'Olive'

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.

New Evidence Suggests Olive and Fig Trees Were Cultivated as Early as 7,000 Years Ago

Jun 16, 2022 by News Staff

Archeologists excavating at the Chalcolithic site of Tel Tsaf in the Jordan Valley, Israel, have discovered one of the earliest examples of fruit tree...

Higher olive oil intake was associated with lower risk of total and cause-specific mortality; replacing margarine, butter, mayonnaise, and dairy fat with olive oil was associated with lower risk of mortality. Image credit: Honglin Mu.

Higher Olive Oil Intake Reduces Risk of Total and Cause-Specific Mortality, Study Says

Jan 12, 2022 by News Staff

Consuming more than 7 grams of olive oil per day is associated with lower risk of cardiovascular disease mortality, cancer mortality, neurodegenerative...

The 4,000-year-old storage jar in which traces of olive oil were found. Image credit: Polo Regionale di Siracusa per i siti e musei archeologici Museo Paolo Orsi.

Ancient Pottery Tests Reveal Italy’s Oldest Olive Oil

May 31, 2018 by Sergio Prostak

Amorphous organic residue from a large storage jar found at the Early Bronze Age settlement of Castelluccio in Sicily, Italy, suggests olive oil was being...

Extra-virgin olive oil, a major component of the Mediterranean diet, protects against cognitive decline. Image credit: Steve Buissinne.

Study: Extra-Virgin Olive Oil Consumption Protects against Alzheimer’s Disease

Jun 23, 2017 by News Staff

In a study published this week in the Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, researchers from Temple University and the Sapienza University of...