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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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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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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.
Borrell Ferran +8 more
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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 ...
Hamon Caroline, Manen Claire
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Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, Volume 26, Issue 2, Page 365-388, June 2020., 2020 Abstract Invasive schemes involving the erection of land tenure boundaries are currently spreading quickly across vast areas throughout the globe, turning former unfenced forests and grasslands into closed‐off parcels. These processes pose intriguing questions about the deep history of colonizing assemblages consisting of particular tenure practices ...
Mette Løvschal
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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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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 ...
Raemaekers Daan +7 more
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Global Ecology and Biogeography, Volume 29, Issue 1, Page 127-147, January 2020., 2020 Abstract Aim Domestic animals first appeared in the archaeological record in northern Africa c. 9000 years before present and subsequently spread southwards throughout the continent. This geographic expansion is well studied and can broadly be explained in terms of the movement of pastoralist populations due to climate change.
Leanne N. Phelps +10 more
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Eastern, Central and Western Hungary – variations of Neolithisation models
Documenta Praehistorica, 2006 Until recent times, the Carpathian Basin was regarded as a uniform zone of neolithization. In the last few years it has become clear that at least three different types of transitions can be distinguished in the Eastern Plain (Alföld) region: one in the ...
Eszter Bánffy
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