Grapevine palaeogenomics across the Mediterranean Basin

TY - CONF

T1 - Grapevine palaeogenomics across the Mediterranean Basin

AU - Wales, Nathan

PY - 2021/6/2

Y1 - 2021/6/2

N2 - The Mediterranean Basin is home to some of the world’s most celebrated winemaking regions, with some traditions stretching back millennia. Despite its economic and cultural significance, there are significant gaps in our knowledge of how domesticated grapevines were transported across the region and which varieties were used at different points in time. The DREGS project, funded by a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellowship, seeks to explore the history of winemaking using palaeogenomic testing of archaeological grape seeds. The data indicate that grapevine varieties can be identified in the past and past changes in viniculture reflect broader cultural changes.

AB - The Mediterranean Basin is home to some of the world’s most celebrated winemaking regions, with some traditions stretching back millennia. Despite its economic and cultural significance, there are significant gaps in our knowledge of how domesticated grapevines were transported across the region and which varieties were used at different points in time. The DREGS project, funded by a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellowship, seeks to explore the history of winemaking using palaeogenomic testing of archaeological grape seeds. The data indicate that grapevine varieties can be identified in the past and past changes in viniculture reflect broader cultural changes.

M3 - Poster

T2 - International Symposium in Biomolecular Archaeology

Y2 - 1 June 2021 through 4 June 2021

ER -