A genomic history of the North Pontic Region from the Neolithic to the Bronze Age [PDF]
NatureThe north Black Sea (Pontic) Region was the nexus of the farmers of Old Europe and the foragers and pastoralists of the Eurasian steppe 1,2 , and the source of waves of migrants that expanded deep into Europe 3–5 .
Alexey Nikitin +2 more
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Pottery of Early Iron Age from the Glinjeni II-La Șanț (North-Western Pontic Sea Region): Composition, Technology and Raw Material Sources [PDF]
Heritage, 2021 Transition to the Early Iron Age was marked by the appearance of innovations such as iron technology and changes in the lifestyle of local societies on the territory of the North-Western Pontic Sea region. One of the most interesting sites of this period
Marianna A. Kulkova +3 more
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Celto-Scythians and Celticization in Ukraine and the North Pontic Region
Материалы по археологии и истории античного и средневекового Крыма, 2016 The article provides an overview of the available linguistic, numismatic and archaeological evidence pertaining to the expansion of the La Tene culture into the area of modern Ukraine and the North Pontic region from the 3rd century BC onwards.
Brendan Mac Gonagle
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Living Among the Dead – Settlement Structures in the North-Western Pontic Region in the 4th Millennium BC [PDF]
Journal of Landscape Ecology, 2017 The function of the plan-schematic settlements of the so called Cucuteni-Tripolye-Complex in the north-western pontic region remains enigmatic and yet, these structures haven´t been approached holistically.
Uhl Regina A.
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Pleistocene phylogeography and cryptic diversity of a tiger beetle, Calomera littoralis, in North-Eastern Mediterranean and Pontic regions inferred from mitochondrial COI gene sequences [PDF]
PeerJ, 2016 Background. Calomera littoralis is a Palearctic species, widely distributed in Europe; inhabiting predominantly its Atlantic, Mediterranean and Black Sea coastlines. Methods.
Radomir Jaskuła +3 more
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Journal of World Prehistory, 2022 AbstractBroomcorn millet (Panicum miliaceumL.) was first domesticated in China and dispersed westward via Central Asia in the 3rd millennium BC, reaching Europe in the 2nd millennium BC. North of the Black Sea, the North Pontic steppe and forest-steppe areas are key regions for understanding the westward dispersal of millet, as evidenced by the ...
Giedre Motuzaite Matuzeviciute +2 more
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A Plant‐Diversity Dark Spot at the Intersection of Three Biodiversity Hotspots: Environmental Drivers of Brassicaceae Richness in Türkiye [PDF]
Ecol EvolTürkiye lies at the intersection of three global biodiversity hotspots yet is recognised as a global plant‐diversity "dark spot." Using > 15,000 georeferenced herbarium records and spatial regression models, we examined the environmental drivers of Brassicaceae species and endemic richness across the country. Species richness increased with topographic
Dumlupınar İ, Özüdoğru B, Gür H.
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BRASS BRIDLE SETS OF THE LATE SARMATIAN PERIOD FROM THE NORTH PONTIC REGION
Kratkiye Soobshcheniya Instituta Arkheologii, 2021 Статья посвящена уникальному факту использования редкого сплава -латуни для изготовления деталей конского снаряжения позднесарматского времени. Комплексный анализ археологического материала включал исследование морфологии вещей и вариаций химического состава металла изделий.
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New insights into the subsistence economy of the Eneolithic Dereivka culture of the Ukrainian North-Pontic region through lipid residues analysis of pottery vessels [PDF]
Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 2017 Abstract The Dereivka site of the North-Pontic forest-steppe has been widely investigated because of its potential as a centre for horse domestication (Levine, 1990; Telegin, 1986). Despite the significant archaeological evidence available, Dereivka is considered a contradictory and complex site (Rassamakin, 1999: 143) due to a range of challenges ...
Yuri Rassamakin +2 more
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QuaternaryThis study presents the first bioarcheological analysis of the Mnogovalikovaia culture (Middle Bronze Age) from the North Pontic region, evaluating six human skeletons (six adult males) discovered in tumuli at Novosiolovca, Burlăceni, and Ordășei ...
Mariana Popovici +5 more
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