Peopling the Past

Using Olive It: Sustainable Fuel Production in the Ancient Mediterranean with Erica Rowan


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Waste not, want not! In this episode, learn all about ancient Mediterranean olive oil production and how real people producing this delicious food used the manufacturing byproducts to create a closed-loop, sustainable system. Dr. Erica Rowan, an expert on archaeobotanical (plant!) remains, joins us to explain how the ancient Romans in North Africa, Spain, and Italy used industrial olive oil waste as a fuel source to heat their homes, kilns, bakeries, and even to power the olive presses themselves!

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Peopling the PastBy Chelsea A.M. Gardner, Carolyn Laferrière, Melissa Funke

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