Grape and olive farming traditions have changed through time based on shifts in climate and the needs of the local culture, according to a study published in the open-access journal PLOS One by Simone ...

Learn how Bronze- and Iron-Age people made choices about which crops to prioritize in the Eastern Mediterranean, considering the crops’ resilience, moisture requirements, and profitability through ...

Editor's Note: This article was originally published at ScienceNordic. Archaeologists have discovered the oldest grape in Denmark, near the town of Rødbyhavn on Lolland. It is broken and charred and ...

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What culinary practices prevailed in the South Caucasus during the Bronze Age? A new study shows that the cuisine was remarkably diverse. The evidence highlights a multi-ingredient cuisine alongside ...

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Over the course of millennia, inhabitants of the Levant used irrigation to mitigate the effects of climate change and maximize the production of olives and grapes, demonstrating resilience and ...

I remember my mom used to go down the country roads and pick wild grapes for jelly making. I believe she called them Mustang grapes, but that is too much of a stretch for me to claim I remember the ...

Scanning electron microscopic (SEM)-image of transverse section of an olive charcoal sample dating to around 1900 BC from Tell Mozan (NE Syria). Farmers in the Middle East were more committed to wine ...