Here are some pictures from Hubra, Oman, where the boil the dates before pressing. http://kark.uib.no/antikk/Oman/Barka%20Nakhal%20Alwabi/Hubra/index.htm Best Christian Meyer -- Professor, Dr. phil. Jørgen Christian Meyer Department of Archaeology, History, Cultural Studies and Religion (AHKR) P.O. box 7805 5020 Bergen Norway ++47 55582310 Private: Ytre Tysse 86 5650 Tysse Norway ++47 56586587 Homesite: http://www.hist.uib.no/antikk/antres/antikres.htm Palmyrena project: http://www.org.uib.no/palmyrena/ ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the ANCIENT-FOOD-TECH list, click the following link: https://listserv.dartmouth.edu/scripts/wa.exe?SUBED1=ANCIENT-FOOD-TECH