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The Mechanisms of Neolithisation of Western Europe: Beyond a South/North Approach
Open Archaeology, 2021 Up until now, the neolithisation of Western Europe during the sixth millennium BCE has mainly been approached through the characterisation of its diffusion vectors (cultural vs demic diffusion) and the emergence of technoeconomic innovations (rhythms ...
Claire Manen, Hamon Caroline
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Timing and Pace of Neolithisation in the Dutch Wetlands (c. 5000–3500 cal. BC)
Open Archaeology, 2021 This article presents an overview of the current evidence on the process of Neolithisation in the Dutch wetlands. Over the years, several models have been proposed with different perspectives on the timing and pace of the process: a long transition, an ...
Måns Schepers +2 more
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From Anatolia to Algarve: Assessing the Early Stages of Neolithisation Processes in Europe
Open Archaeology, 2022 The introduction and spread of the Neolithic “way of life” in Europe was a process that took several millennia, followed by different rhythms and displayed singularities in each geographic area.
Ariadna Nieto-Espinet +2 more
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Open Archaeology, 2022 The “transition” period from the end of the Second Mesolithic to the Early Neolithic is a singular phase in the prehistory of Western Europe. The first signs of neolithisation will be observed in the Northern French Alps between 5500 and 5350 cal.
Dallaire Marc-André
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Ancient DNA from hunter-gatherer and farmer groups from Northern Spain supports a random dispersion model for the Neolithic expansion into Europe. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2012 BACKGROUND/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: The phenomenon of Neolithisation refers to the transition of prehistoric populations from a hunter-gatherer to an agro-pastoralist lifestyle.
Montserrat Hervella +6 more
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Infectious disease in the Pleistocene: Old friends or old foes?
American Journal of Biological Anthropology, Volume 182, Issue 4, Page 513-531, December 2023., 2023 Sources of evidence for studying infectious diseases of humans and other Pleistocene hominins. From top to bottom: DNA analysis of humans and hominins, modern and ancient, including the analysis of genomes at a population scale; palaeopathology, such as osteolytic skeletal lesions resulting from infection, and the study of mummified tissues or palaeo ...
Charlotte J. Houldcroft, Simon Underdown
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Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy, Volume 34, Issue S1, Page S1-S21, November 2023., 2023 Abstract For over a decade, the French mission ‘Archaeology of the Arabian Seashores’ has been exploring the evolution of the Omani coastline, from hunter–gatherers to the rise of complex societies during the crucial passages from the culmination of the Pleistocene to the Early Bronze Age, passing through the Neolithic.
Vincent Charpentier +4 more
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An archaeological review of Polynesian adze quarries and sources
Archaeology in Oceania, Volume 58, Issue 2, Page 183-213, July 2023., 2023 ABSTRACT Adze quarries and sources are some of the most visible, unique and well‐preserved Polynesian archaeological sites where stone technology, intensification of production, other aspects of economy, social organisation and ritual practices are anchored together on the landscape.
Christopher Jennings +2 more
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Diversity and homogeneity among the early farming communities of Western Anatolia
Documenta Praehistorica, 2016 Our knowledge of the Neolithisation of Western Anatolia has increased considerably in recent years. Being located beyond, but on the border of the formative zone of Neolithisation, the region has acted as a buffer in the dispersal of the Neolithic way ...
Eylem Özdoğan
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Documenta Praehistorica, 2005 Paper discusses concepts of ‘neolithic package’, ‘demic diffusion’ and ‘revolution of symbols’ in relation to the process of Neolithisation in South-eastern Europe and the phylogeography of Y chromosome haplogroups I1b*, J and E.
Mihael Budja
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