“This is the earliest evidence for cultivation of a fruit tree”

Researchers from Tel Aviv University and the Hebrew University found the earliest evidence for domestication of a fruit tree, proving the olive was planted intentionally about 7,000 ago. 

The study analyzed remnants of charcoal from the Charcolithic site of Tel Zaf in the Jordan Valley proving they came from olive trees, which did not grow there naturally, according to the Tel Aviv University press release.   

As reported by i24 News
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