Do We Finally Know What the Neolithic Is?
Over 20 years ago, an inspiring text by Lech Czerniak (The Neolithic – What’s That?) on understanding the concept of the Neolithic was published. For the present author, the Lech Czerniak’s discourse on the Neolithic was for many years and, to a large ...
Nowak Marek
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Chronology Issues of the Neolithic Cultures in the Volga-Kama Basin
In the article, the questions of the chronology of the Neolithic cultures in the Volga-Kama basin are discussed. This discussion is based on the significant series of radiocarbon dates obtained on the different organic materials in several last years ...
Vybornov Alexander A. +1 more
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Recent excavations in Jordan have demonstrated a long sequence of development from the late Pleistocene Epipalaeolithic through the early Holocene Pre-Pottery Neolithic.
Bill Finlayson, Cheryl A. Makarewicz
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How efficient is an integrative approach in archaeological geophysics? Comparative case studies from Neolithic settlements in Thessaly (Central Greece) [PDF]
The geophysical prospection of Neolithic tells imposes specific challenges due to the preservation and nature of the architectural context and the multiple, usually disturbed, soil strata.
Cuenca-Garcia, C. +5 more
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Decorating the Neolithic: an Evaluation of the Use of Plaster in the Enhancement of Daily Life in the Middle Pre-pottery Neolithic B of the Southern Levant [PDF]
During the Middle Pre-pottery Neolithic B in the southern Levant the use of lime plaster in both ritual and domestic contexts increased significantly relative to previous periods.
Clarke, Joanne
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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.
Marko Porčić +2 more
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A radiocarbon database for Scottish archaeological samples [PDF]
For the majority of dating laboratories and their respective user communities, the journal Radiocarbon is no longer regarded as the medium for primary publication of radiocarbon measurements.
Ashmore, P.J. +2 more
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The microstratigraphy of middens: capturing daily routine in rubbish at Neolithic Çatalhöyük, Turkey [PDF]
Microstratigraphy — the sequencing of detailed biological signals on site — is an important new approach being developed in the Çatalhöyük project. Here the authors show how microscopic recording of the strata and content of widespread middens on the ...
Almond, Matthew J. +3 more
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La chasse au cerf au Néolithique. Un gibier par excellence ?
Deer were much sought-after prey in the Neolithic despite the minimal contribution hunting played in feeding populations. Evidence of the practice in all the early Neolithic sites, whatever the period or region, attests to its persistence.
Rose-Marie Arbogast
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Mitochondrial DNA analysis of eneolithic trypillians from Ukraine reveals neolithic farming genetic roots [PDF]
The agricultural revolution in Eastern Europe began in the Eneolithic with the Cucuteni-Trypillia culture complex. In Ukraine, the Trypillian culture (TC) existed for over two millennia (ca. 5,400–2,700 BCE) and left a wealth of artifacts.
Lillie, Malcolm +7 more
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