Grapes and vines of the Phoenicians: Morphometric analyses of pips from modern varieties and Iron Age archaeological sites in the Western Mediterranean

The present study aims to contribute to the investigation of the role of Phoenicians in the spreading and trade of the grapevine through the morphometric analysis of grape pips. Waterlogged and charred samples were selected from three Iron Age sites in the Western Mediterranean: Motya (Sicily, Italy...

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Autores: Moricca, Claudia, Bouby, Laurent, Bonhomme, Vincent, Ivorra, Sarah, Pérez Jordá, Guillem, Nigro, Lorenzo, Spagnoli, Federica, Peña-Chocarro, Leonor, van Dommelen, Peter, Sadori, Laura
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Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Recursos:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
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Palavra-chave:Phoenicians
Viticulture
Morphometry
Western Mediterranean
Experimental charring
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spelling Grapes and vines of the Phoenicians: Morphometric analyses of pips from modern varieties and Iron Age archaeological sites in the Western MediterraneanMoricca, ClaudiaBouby, LaurentBonhomme, VincentIvorra, SarahPérez Jordá, GuillemNigro, LorenzoSpagnoli, FedericaPeña-Chocarro, Leonorvan Dommelen, PeterSadori, LauraPhoeniciansViticultureMorphometryWestern MediterraneanExperimental charringThe present study aims to contribute to the investigation of the role of Phoenicians in the spreading and trade of the grapevine through the morphometric analysis of grape pips. Waterlogged and charred samples were selected from three Iron Age sites in the Western Mediterranean: Motya (Sicily, Italy), Nuraghe S’Urachi (Sardinia, Italy) and Huelva (Andalusia, Spain). While only Motya is a Phoenician foundation, all three were nevertheless associated with Phoenician expansion and cultural interaction. Ten cultivars from the “Vivaio Federico Paulsen” in Marsala (western Sicily) were chosen as modern reference material. The key challenge was the comparison of archaeological pips preserved through different fossilization processes, which was overcome using two reference datasets of the same modern cultivars, one uncharred and one charred. Statistical analyses of pip outlines show that archaeological remains from these sites is morphologically comparable to that of modern varieties, suggesting that the archaeological finds represent domesticated grapevines. PCA analyses allowed an inter-site comparison, showing that samples from the three sites are clearly distinguishable based on their morphology. This indicates the use of different varieties which may be due to different factors. Our analysis represents a first step towards a better understanding of diachronic and synchronic relationship between vines grown in the ancient West Mediterranean, which could be expanded by analysing grape pips from more contexts and more sites, compared against a wider selection of modern cultivars.This work is a product of the PRIN 2017 Project: “People of the Middle Sea. Innovation and integration in ancient Mediterranean (1600-500 BC)” [A.3 Flora antiqua; 2017EYZ727]. It benefited from support from the Viniculture [ANR-16-CE27-0013] and FRUITCOM [CIDEGENT/2019/003] projects. This research was possible thanks to a PhD grant of the Department of Earth Sciences, Sapienza University of RomePeer reviewedElsevierPeña-Chocarro, Leonor [0000-0002-7807-8778]Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [https://ror.org/02gfc7t72]202220222021info:eu-repo/semantics/articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501Preprintinfo:eu-repo/semantics/submittedVersionhttp://hdl.handle.net/10261/257424reponame:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSICinstname:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)Ingléshttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.jasrep.2021.102991Síinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:digital.csic.es:10261/2574242026-05-22T06:33:51Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Grapes and vines of the Phoenicians: Morphometric analyses of pips from modern varieties and Iron Age archaeological sites in the Western Mediterranean
title Grapes and vines of the Phoenicians: Morphometric analyses of pips from modern varieties and Iron Age archaeological sites in the Western Mediterranean
spellingShingle Grapes and vines of the Phoenicians: Morphometric analyses of pips from modern varieties and Iron Age archaeological sites in the Western Mediterranean
Moricca, Claudia
Phoenicians
Viticulture
Morphometry
Western Mediterranean
Experimental charring
title_short Grapes and vines of the Phoenicians: Morphometric analyses of pips from modern varieties and Iron Age archaeological sites in the Western Mediterranean
title_full Grapes and vines of the Phoenicians: Morphometric analyses of pips from modern varieties and Iron Age archaeological sites in the Western Mediterranean
title_fullStr Grapes and vines of the Phoenicians: Morphometric analyses of pips from modern varieties and Iron Age archaeological sites in the Western Mediterranean
title_full_unstemmed Grapes and vines of the Phoenicians: Morphometric analyses of pips from modern varieties and Iron Age archaeological sites in the Western Mediterranean
title_sort Grapes and vines of the Phoenicians: Morphometric analyses of pips from modern varieties and Iron Age archaeological sites in the Western Mediterranean
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Moricca, Claudia
Bouby, Laurent
Bonhomme, Vincent
Ivorra, Sarah
Pérez Jordá, Guillem
Nigro, Lorenzo
Spagnoli, Federica
Peña-Chocarro, Leonor
van Dommelen, Peter
Sadori, Laura
author Moricca, Claudia
author_facet Moricca, Claudia
Bouby, Laurent
Bonhomme, Vincent
Ivorra, Sarah
Pérez Jordá, Guillem
Nigro, Lorenzo
Spagnoli, Federica
Peña-Chocarro, Leonor
van Dommelen, Peter
Sadori, Laura
author_role author
author2 Bouby, Laurent
Bonhomme, Vincent
Ivorra, Sarah
Pérez Jordá, Guillem
Nigro, Lorenzo
Spagnoli, Federica
Peña-Chocarro, Leonor
van Dommelen, Peter
Sadori, Laura
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Peña-Chocarro, Leonor [0000-0002-7807-8778]
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [https://ror.org/02gfc7t72]
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Phoenicians
Viticulture
Morphometry
Western Mediterranean
Experimental charring
topic Phoenicians
Viticulture
Morphometry
Western Mediterranean
Experimental charring
description The present study aims to contribute to the investigation of the role of Phoenicians in the spreading and trade of the grapevine through the morphometric analysis of grape pips. Waterlogged and charred samples were selected from three Iron Age sites in the Western Mediterranean: Motya (Sicily, Italy), Nuraghe S’Urachi (Sardinia, Italy) and Huelva (Andalusia, Spain). While only Motya is a Phoenician foundation, all three were nevertheless associated with Phoenician expansion and cultural interaction. Ten cultivars from the “Vivaio Federico Paulsen” in Marsala (western Sicily) were chosen as modern reference material. The key challenge was the comparison of archaeological pips preserved through different fossilization processes, which was overcome using two reference datasets of the same modern cultivars, one uncharred and one charred. Statistical analyses of pip outlines show that archaeological remains from these sites is morphologically comparable to that of modern varieties, suggesting that the archaeological finds represent domesticated grapevines. PCA analyses allowed an inter-site comparison, showing that samples from the three sites are clearly distinguishable based on their morphology. This indicates the use of different varieties which may be due to different factors. Our analysis represents a first step towards a better understanding of diachronic and synchronic relationship between vines grown in the ancient West Mediterranean, which could be expanded by analysing grape pips from more contexts and more sites, compared against a wider selection of modern cultivars.
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