A contribution to understanding stratigraphy of Lepenski Vir [PDF]
This paper presents the results of the analysis of the documentation from the excavations at the site of Lepenski Vir during two investigation campaigns in 1966.
Perić Slaviša, Nikolić Dubravka
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Absolute chronology and stratigraphy of Lepenski Vir [PDF]
In the last decade, a number of specialist analyses were made on the material from old excavations of Mesolithic-Neolithic sites in the Danube Gorges. These new results altered significantly our understanding of the Lepenski Vir culture.
Vesna Dimitrijevic
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Lepenski Vir chronology and stratigraphy revisited [PDF]
This article offers a new look at the stratigraphy and chronology of Mesolithic and Neolithic deposits at Lepenski Vir, particularly based on newly available Accelerator Mass Spectrometry (AMS) dating and aDNA genomic evidence.
Borić Dušan
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High-Resolution AMS Dating of Architecture, Boulder Artworks and the Transition to Farming at Lepenski Vir [PDF]
AbstractThe archaeological site of Lepenski Vir is widely known after its remarkable stone art sculptures that represent a unique and unprecedented case of Holocene hunter-gatherer creativity. These artworks were found largely associated with equally unique trapezoidal limestone building floors around their centrally located rectangular stone-lined ...
Dusan Boric +2 more
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A child born to immigrant parents at Lepenski Vir
Our 2022 article challenged the traditional view of Lepenski Vir as a Mesolithic village that became Neolithic. Instead, genetic analysis suggests it was founded by Aegean farmers who occasionally admixed with local hunter-gatherers but maintained ...
Maxime Brami +2 more
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Compound specific isotope evidence points to use of freshwater resources as weaning food in Middle Neolithic Paris Basin [PDF]
Abstract Objectives A clear understanding of past weaning practices can provide invaluable insights into social issues such as infant care, fertility rate, and demographic patterns in past societies. This study presents the first archeological research employing compound specific isotope analysis (CSIA) for the reconstruction of past weaning practices.
Cheung C, Herrscher E, Thomas A.
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The bioarchaeology of the Neolithic transition: evidence of dental pathologies at Lepenski Vir (Serbia) [PDF]
The Neolithic transition affected human biology, which is visible as a series of inter- related skeletal and dental pathological conditions. The population of Lepenski vir culture, which inhabited the region of the Danube Gorges between 9500–5500 BC ...
Marija Radović, Sofija Stefanović
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Early Life Conditions and Physiological Stress following the Transition to Farming in Central/Southeast Europe: Skeletal Growth Impairment and 6000 Years of Gradual Recovery. [PDF]
Early life conditions play an important role in determining adult body size. In particular, childhood malnutrition and disease can elicit growth delays and affect adult body size if severe or prolonged enough.
Macintosh AA, Pinhasi R, Stock JT.
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Was the Fishing Village of Lepenski Vir Built by Europe’s First Farmers?
AbstractIt is now widely accepted that agriculture and settled village life arrived in Europe as a cultural package, carried by people migrating from Anatolia and the Aegean Basin. The putative fisher-forager site of Lepenski Vir in Serbia has long been acknowledged as an exception to this model.
Maxime Brami +2 more
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Use-wear and residue analysis of knapped stone artefacts from Lepenski Vir and Padina (Serbia) [PDF]
Following a series of published analyses ranging from architecture to prehistoric diet of the Iron Gates’ inhabitants, our research aims to present new results regarding use-wear analysis of knapped stone artefacts from Lepenski Vir and Padina with a ...
Anđa Petrović +3 more
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