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Periodisation of the Neolithic and radiocarbon chronology of the Early Neolithic and the beginning of the Middle Neolithic in Finland

open access: yesDocumenta Praehistorica, 2017
This paper discusses the basis of Neolithic periodization used in mainland Finland. It is suggested that the periodization should be revised: boundary between the Middle and Late Neolithic periods should be moved to correspond the appearance of Corded ...
Kerkko Nordqvist, Teemu Mökkönen
doaj   +5 more sources

Emergence and Spread of Basal Lineages of Yersinia pestis during the Neolithic Decline

open access: yesCell, 2019
Between 5,000 and 6,000 years ago, many Neolithic societies declined throughout western Eurasia due to a combination of factors that are still largely debated.
Simon Rasmussen   +2 more
exaly   +2 more sources

Cultural Diffusion Was the Main Driving Mechanism of the Neolithic Transition in Southern Africa [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2014
It is well known that the Neolithic transition spread across Europe at a speed of about 1 km/yr. This result has been previously interpreted as a range expansion of the Neolithic driven mainly by demic diffusion (whereas cultural diffusion played a ...
Neus Isern   +2 more
exaly   +2 more sources

Dogs accompanied humans during the Neolithic expansion into Europe

open access: yesBiology Letters, 2018
Near Eastern Neolithic farmers introduced several species of domestic plants and animals as they dispersed into Europe. Dogs were the only domestic species present in both Europe and the Near East prior to the Neolithic.
Adrian Bălăşescu   +2 more
exaly   +2 more sources

Demography of the Early Neolithic Population in Central Balkans: Population Dynamics Reconstruction Using Summed Radiocarbon Probability Distributions

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2016
The Central Balkans region is of great importance for understanding the spread of the Neolithic in Europe but the Early Neolithic population dynamics of the region is unknown.
Sofija Stefanovic, Marko Porčić
exaly   +2 more sources

The Neolithic

open access: yesCurrent Swedish Archaeology, 1995
Publications from the time period 1986-1990 concerning the Neolithic are characterized by variation. This is seen in the different approaches and regional differences based on various archaeological conditions. Studies of settlements and economic/social
Lena Holm
doaj   +3 more sources

Neolithic ceramic spoons – indicators of dietary distinctiveness in the eastern Adriatic Neolithic?

open access: yesDocumenta Praehistorica, 2015
Among the rich and diverse archaeological finds collected at more than fifty known Neolithic sites in the entire area of the eastern Adriatic and its hinterland, ceramic spoons comprise a group of very rare and almost marginalised items.
Kristina Horvat
doaj   +5 more sources

Characteristics of the North African Neolithic

open access: yesАрхеология евразийских степей, 2021
The North African Neolithic is the subject of long debates among specialists in the Mediterranean Neolithic, and has remained relatively understudied due to the primary focus on Neolithization in the Sahara and the characteristics of acculturation in ...
Sofiane Si-Ammour   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Can models of evolutionary transition clarify the debates over the Neolithic Revolution?

open access: yesPhilosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Biological Sciences, 2023
The ‘Neolithic Revolution,’ sometimes referred to as the emergence of agriculture at its earliest in the southern Levant, is the most significant shift in human history, shaping the world we live in today.
Ayelet Shavit, Gonen Sharon
semanticscholar   +1 more source

A genomic snapshot of demographic and cultural dynamism in Upper Mesopotamia during the Neolithic Transition

open access: yesbioRxiv, 2022
Upper Mesopotamia played a key role in the Neolithic Transition in Southwest Asia through marked innovations in symbolism, technology, and foodways. We present thirteen ancient genomes (c.8500-7500 calBCE) from Pre-Pottery Neolithic Çayönü in the Tigris ...
N. Ezgi Altınışık   +24 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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