The beginning of grape cultivation in the Iberian Peninsula: a reappraisal after the Huelva (southwestern Spain) archaeological finds and new radiocarbon datings

Abstract

This paper provides a brief chronological overview of the oldest pottery found in the deepest anthropogenic stratum thus far investigated at the ancient city of Huelva, along with the oldest ceramics related to vineyards of the neighbouring agricultural countryside at La Orden-Seminario. It also compiles ten AMS radiocarbon dates of diverse organic materials of the referred stratum carried out by four different labs. The main conclusion of the study is that the Phoenicians introduced grape cultivation in the Iberian Peninsula pref

Keywords

• Grape cultivation
• ivory
• AMS radiocarbon
• Phoenicians
• Huelva.