Do We Finally Know What the Neolithic Is?
Over 20 years ago, an inspiring text by Lech Czerniak (The Neolithic – What’s That?) on understanding the concept of the Neolithic was published. For the present author, the Lech Czerniak’s discourse on the Neolithic was for many years and, to a large ...
Nowak Marek
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Recent excavations in Jordan have demonstrated a long sequence of development from the late Pleistocene Epipalaeolithic through the early Holocene Pre-Pottery Neolithic.
Bill Finlayson, Cheryl A. Makarewicz
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Chronology Issues of the Neolithic Cultures in the Volga-Kama Basin
In the article, the questions of the chronology of the Neolithic cultures in the Volga-Kama basin are discussed. This discussion is based on the significant series of radiocarbon dates obtained on the different organic materials in several last years ...
Vybornov Alexander A. +1 more
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An 11 600 year-old communal structure from the Neolithic of southern Jordan [PDF]
The authors present a new type of communal and monumental structure from the earliest Neolithic in western Asia. A complement to the decorated stone pillars erected at G¨obekli Tepe in the north, ‘Wadi Faynan 16 Structure O75’ in the southern Levant
Bill Finlayson +19 more
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Digitizing the Neolithic Hypogeum [PDF]
The Hypogeum of Hal-Saflieni is a 6000 year old Neolithic burial place whose microclimate is threatened by the presence of thousands of visitors all year round. Beyond digital preservation and accessibility, this project aims to provide a highly accessible experience to the virtual tourist or academic.
Jonathan Barbara +4 more
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Is the Mesolithic-Neolithic Subsistence Dichotomy Real? New Stable Isotope Evidence from the Danube Gorges [PDF]
The article presents new results of stable isotope analyses made on animal and human bones from the Mesolithic-early Neolithic sites of Lepenski Vir and Vlasac in the Danube Gorges of the Balkans.
Borić, Dušan +6 more
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La chasse au cerf au Néolithique. Un gibier par excellence ?
Deer were much sought-after prey in the Neolithic despite the minimal contribution hunting played in feeding populations. Evidence of the practice in all the early Neolithic sites, whatever the period or region, attests to its persistence.
Rose-Marie Arbogast
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The Neolithic transition in Europe: archaeological models and genetic evidence
The major pattern in the European gene pool is a southeast-northwest frequency gradient of classic genetic markers such as blood groups, which population geneticists initially attributed to the demographic impact of Neolithic farmers dispersing from the ...
Richards, Martin +2 more
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Beyond the settlement grid: investigating social differences through archaeobiology in waterlogged sites [PDF]
Waterlogged sites represent an invaluable source of archaeological data. Houses dated to exact calendar years by dendrochronology yield countless artefacts and well preserved organic remains.
Pichler, Sandra L. +5 more
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Neolithic settlement dynamics derived from archaeological data and colluvial deposits between the Baar region and the adjacent low mountain ranges, southwest Germany [PDF]
The present study combines archaeological data with archaeopedological data from colluvial deposits to infer Neolithic settlement dynamics between the Baar region, the Black Forest and the Swabian Jura.
J. J. Miera +14 more
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