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Tue Apr 26

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 Art

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