The origin of the cultivated olive tree dates back 6000 years B.C., its first vestiges are later. Tablets found in Ebla, in the Northern region of Syria, reveal a high production of olive oil. Something similar ocs found in Ebla, in the Northern region of Syria, reveal a high production of olive oil. Something similar occurs in Crete around 2000 B.C. In this island, at the palace of Knossos, huge amphoras were found that were used for oil transport and storage.