The Emergence of Arboriculture in the 1st Millennium BC along the Mediterranean’s “Far West”

This paper presents the history of introduction and expansion arboriculture during 1st millennium BC from South Iberian Peninsula to France. The earliest evidence at beginning hails south Iberia where it spread northward along peninsula’s eastern edge. different fruits (grape, olive, fig, almond, pomegranate apple/pear) arrived together in certain areas spite uneven distribution acceptance by local communities. Grape was crop with greatest diffusion. greater diversity crops southern half peninsula is also noteworthy. Their development paved way for a commercial agricultural model some territories their derivatives, such as wine oil, played vital roles.