It seems odd to me too, but I know that I have kept olives in the fridge my whole life. I did a quick "ask Google" and found in a few places that opened jars need to be fridge.
The ground is a constant temp so they could have put them in the equivalent of a root cellar to keep them.
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Date: 19 Aug 2008 15:39 (UTC)The ground is a constant temp so they could have put them in the equivalent of a root cellar to keep them.