FIRST OF TREES
Olive
Having completed its first settlement in Southeastern Anatolia, olives extended to Western Anatolia and from there to the Mediterranean countries via the Aegean islands.
Olives leaping to North Africa via Sicily, merged from the Southeastern Anatolia with the second branch, moving over Syria and Egypt, and thus spread to all the southern coasts of the Mediterranean.
A third branch has advanced from Iraq and Iran to Afghanistan and Pakistan. The spread of olives in the world was completed by the transportation of the Spanish to South and North America in the 16th century.
According to legends, 'olives are the first of all trees' and are considered to be peers with human history in sacred sources.
The Romans found the method based on the crushing of olives between two stones. While the turning of the stone was provided by the people in the first times, animal power was used for this work later.
Over time, the pressure created by rotating the Archimedes screw was used to compress the crushed olive paste. This method called vise is still used today.