Shotgun sequencing of 28 archaeological seeds from the Iberian Peninsula and Sardinia
Archaeological and genetic evidence suggests that grapevine cultivation in the Western Mediterranean began by the late 2nd millennium BCE by introducing cultivated varieties (Vitis vinifera ssp. vinifera) of Eastern origin. To gain an understanding of the origin and evolution of viticultural practices in western Mediterranean regions, we analysed shotgun sequencing to study 28 grape seeds recovered from seven archaeological sites in the Iberian Peninsula and Sardinia, dating from the early 1st millennium BCE to the Middle Ages.
Archaeological and genetic evidence suggests that grapevine cultivation in the Western Mediterranean began by the late 2nd millennium BCE by introducing cultivated varieties (Vitis vinifera ssp. vinifera) of Eastern origin. To gain an understanding of the origin and evolution of viticultural practices in western Mediterranean regions, we analysed shotgun sequencing to study 28 grape seeds recovered from seven archaeological sites in the Iberian Peninsula and Sardinia, dating from the early 1st millennium BCE to the Middle Ages.
instituto de ciencias de la vid y del vino (icvv)