[AxelPaulsenJr]

Don’t eat the mayo.

[Joe 6-pack]

They’ve yet to look in my refrigerator.

[blam]

GGG Ping.

Ancient Condiment This ancient jar, recovered from a 2,400-year-old shipwreck, bore the traces of an unknown plant from the Pistachia genus.

[Pistolshot]

Pass the croutons please.

[Red Badger]

Heck, I’ve got salad dressing in my fridge that’s older than that!............

[Rebelbase]

Must be the supplier for the tightwad Greek-guy’s restaurant down the street.

[Proud2BeRight]

Might be good on some salmonella tomatoes.

[Natchez Hawk]

“olive oil infused with fragrant herbs”

Great, now I’m starving.

[DannyTN]

Sam and Ella’s salad dressing by any chance?

[TXnMA]

IIRC, Dr. Mike Collins of TARL has attempted analysis of foodstuff traces adsorbed into the outer layer of limestone rocks that, supposedly, were used as “boiling stones” by prehistoric Texas folk. (Not sure he included DNA testing, though...) I’ll check with him to see what results he obtained...

[GSWarrior]

A man with a celery stalk sticking out of one ear, lettuce out of the other, and a zucchini up his nose went to the doctor and asked him what's wrong.

The doctor said, "Well, for one thing, you're not eating right."

[GSWarrior]

A man with a celery stalk sticking out of one ear, lettuce out of the other, and a zucchini up his nose went to the doctor and asked him what's wrong.

The doctor said, "Well, for one thing, you're not eating right."

[GSWarrior]

A man with a celery stalk sticking out of one ear, lettuce out of the other, and a zucchini up his nose went to the doctor and asked him what's wrong.

The doctor said, "Well, for one thing, you're not eating right."

[GSWarrior]

A man with a celery stalk sticking out of one ear, lettuce out of the other, and a zucchini up his nose went to the doctor and asked him what's wrong.

The doctor said, "Well, for one thing, you're not eating right."

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks Renfield and Blam. This is one of the many stories getting recycled due to the Indiana Jones movie. I haven’t seen it. The only good to come out of it so far are bags of those Indy Jones mint M&Ms. Mmmmmm.

As tribute to the late George Carlin, I *won’t* post the pointer directly to my ripoff of his “500 Islands” joke.

Team IDs Ancient Cargo From DNA
Exduco | 10-31-2007 | David Chandler - MIT
Posted on 11/01/2007 2:27:27 PM PDT by blam
http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1919702/posts

Ingredients for Salad Dressing Found in 2,400-year-old Shipwreck
LiveScience | 08 November 2007 | Charles Q. Choi
Posted on 11/10/2007 6:37:47 AM PST by Daffynition
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1923784/posts

http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/shipwreck/index

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[aomagrat]

They can take it to McDonald’s and put it on the world’s oldest salad.

[SunkenCiv]

I think this is the same wreck, if not, still worth another look:

Greek Shipwreck from 350 BC Revealed
LiveScience.com on yahoo | 2/2/06 | Ker Than
Posted on 02/02/2006 3:53:32 PM PST by NormsRevenge
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/1570539/posts

Deep-Sea Robot Photographs Ancient Greek Shipwreck
MIT | 2-3-2006 | MIT
Posted on 02/03/2006 2:51:12 PM PST by blam
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1571269/posts

I’m not sure if this is the same one or not:

Ship wreck provides historic data
Famagusta Gazette | Thursday, December 20, 2007
Posted on 12/20/2007 12:35:27 PM PST by SunkenCiv
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1942436/posts

[curmudgeonII]

The other amphora probably contained vinegar to go with the oil.