ReviewPublished 12 October 2026Retracing the olive ( Olea europaea L. subsp. europaea ) origin and its early history diffusion among the civilizations overlooking the Mediterranean coasts: an integrated approachLuca Lombardo · Gianluca Godino · Samanta ZelascoFrontiers in Ecology and Evolutiondoi 10.3389/fevo.2026.1967318