Table 1 Brief comparison between the study site of Olympos and that of Central Crete

Language

Greek with Doric influences

Greek

Anthropological characteristics

Matrifocal

Patrifocal

Vegetation and Landscape

Mediterranean arid ecology

Main economic activities

Very few agro-pastoral activities and prevailing summer tourism

Robust agro-pastoral activities and year-around tourism

Gastronomy

Greek Mediterranean diet

History and migration

Long history of outgoing migration

Mixed history of outgoing and incoming migration