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Stone age transitions. Neolithisation in central Scandinavia
Documenta Praehistorica, 2003 A summary of a series of individual research projects focused on the processes from the Mesolithic to the Late Neolithic in central Scandinavia. The projects were embeded in the "Coast to Coast project". The historicity in this process was emphasised.
Helena Knutsson, Kjel Knutsson
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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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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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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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Open Archaeology, 2021 Organic-tempered pottery is considered characteristic for the early pottery assemblages in most parts of Southwest Asia and Southeast Europe. The aim of the present paper is to explore: (a) the chronological consistency of this practice, i.e.
Papadakou Trisevgeni +2 more
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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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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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