Grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.) is one of the emblematic crops of Greece. Despite evidence of early wine making in the Aegean since the Late Neolithic (ca 4500–4000 BC), the hypothesis of a local domestication of the grapevine in this area hasn't be thoroughly investigated. In order to date the first appearance of the domesticated grapevine and to explore the past cultivated diversity in the Aegean, morphometric analyses were performed on a large data set of 2223 archaeological grape pips from 11 sites located in various areas of Greece and dated to the Late Neolithic, Bronze Age and Archaic period (6th millennium BC - 7th century BC).

All the grape pips from the Late Neolithic are morphologically wild. The shift from wild to domesticated shape occurred during the Middle Bronze Age (1900–1700 BC). From the Late Bronze Age (1500–1100 BC) onwards, domesticated types dominate almost all the assemblages. Possible indication of a local domestication process is provided by pips dated to the Early Bronze Age. Also still in the range of modern wild specimens, their shape is an intermediate between the Neolithic pips and those dated to later periods. A high morphological diversity characterizes the Late Bronze Age and Archaic assemblages. These grape pips are mostly allocated to modern varieties from the Balkans, Caucasus and South-West Asia. The geographical origin of the identified varieties may reflect introduction of cultivars from the eastern Mediterranean, but may also testify to an early stage of local domestication and grapevine diversification.

葡萄（Vitis vinifera L.）是希腊的象征作物之一。尽管有证据表明自新石器时代晚期（约公元前4500-4000年）以来爱琴海地区就开始进行葡萄酒的早期酿造，但尚未对该地区的本地葡萄种植进行假说。为了确定首次出现的家养葡萄品种并探索爱琴海过去的栽培多样性，对来自希腊不同地区11个地点的2223个考古葡萄小点的大型数据集进行了形态计量学分析，其历史可追溯至晚期。新石器时代，青铜时代和古时代（公元前6世纪-公元前7世纪）。

新石器时代晚期的所有葡萄籽在形态上都是野生的。从野性到驯养的转变发生在青铜器中期（公元前1900-1700年）。从青铜时代晚期（公元前1500-1100年）开始，驯化类型在几乎所有族群中都占主导地位。青铜时代早期的点子提供了当地驯化过程的可能指示。同样在现代野生标本范围内，它们的形状介于新石器时代的点子和后来的时期之间。较高的形态多样性是青铜时代晚期和古建筑群的特征。这些葡萄籽主要分配给巴尔干，高加索和西南亚的现代葡萄。确定品种的地理起源可能反映了地中海东部地区引进的栽培种，