Hellenistic grape and olive diversity: A case study from rural estates in Greece

Grapevine and olive are thought to have been intensively cultivated during the Hellenistic period, as part of an agrarian system which included agricultural choices specializing in production their secondary products. The discovery large assemblages carbonized grapes olives at three sites Pieria, Macedonia, Greece, provides a unique opportunity advance our understanding grape cultivation, wine oil, position regimes this region Greece. In paper, we report on morphometric analyses performed these distinguish wild domesticated subspecies, identify ancient morphotypes that may correspond form or other varieties grapes. comparison from different sites, geographically close but terms size architecture, shows wide range types both grapevine, well possible local selection processes, especially for grapevine.