Old olive trees with their time-knotted trunks at the archaeological site of Gortyna, (Gortyn), on the island of Crete, Greece.

Old olive trees with their time-knotted trunks at  the archaeological site of Gortyna, (Gortyn), on the island of Crete, Greece. Stock Photo
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Mieneke Andeweg-van Rijn / Alamy Stock Photo

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EK04K1

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43.1 MB (2.8 MB Compressed download)

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3168 x 4752 px | 26.8 x 40.2 cm | 10.6 x 15.8 inches | 300dpi

Date taken:

20 October 2013

Location:

Gortys, (or "Gortys"or "Gortyn") Agioi Deka, Heraklion prefecture, Crete, Greece, Europe

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Old olive trees with their time-knotted trunks at the archaeological site of Gortyna, (Gortyn), on the island of Crete, Greece. The olive Olea europaea, meaning "olive from /of Europe" is a species of small tree in the family Oleaceae. The olive's fruit, also called the olive, is of major agricultural importance in the Mediterranean region as the source of olive oil.