- The olive tree is the symbol of the Mediterranean, mainly for climatic reasons.
- The natural history of the olive tree up to its domestication and cultivation in the Neolithic period in the Near East and the Iberian Peninsula.
- The cultivation processes used in ancient times: planting, irrigation, grafting, farming, pruning, frost and pests.
10:00 - 12:00
Lecture
Olive trees and oil in antiquity : natural history and olive growing
Jean-Pierre Brun
10:00 - 12:00