Grapes and vines of the Phoenicians: Morphometric analyses of pips from modern varieties and Iron Age archaeological sites in the Western Mediterranean

•Morphometric analysis of grape pips from Western Mediterranean Iron Age sites.•Indirect comparison of waterlogged and charred grape seeds through morphometry.•“Strongly domesticated” morphology of pips at all sites.•Different grape varieties in different sites.•Phoenician viticulture probably based on local grape varieties.