The precise genetic origins of the first Neolithic farming populations in Europe and
Southwest Asia, as well as the processes and the timing of their differentiation, remain …

Archaeological evidence indicates that pig domestication had begun by∼ 10,500 y before
the present (BP) in the Near East, and mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) suggests that pigs …

The great site of Valencina de la Concepción, near Seville in the lower Guadalquivir valley
of southwest Spain, is presented in the context of debate about the nature of Copper Age …

The spread of early farming across Europe from its origins in Southwest Asia was a culturally
transformative process which took place over millennia. Within regions, the pace of the …

Researchers agree that domesticated plants were introduced into southeast Europe from
southwest Asia as a part of a Neolithic “package,” which included domesticated animals and …

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Personal ornaments, especially those made from the shells of marine mollusks and animal
teeth, have been recovered from many Mesolithic sites across Europe. This paper reviews …

Research increasingly suggests that natural and social environments shaped the Neolithic
expansion of the farming niche into Europe. The Danube Gorges, on account of its position …

Starting from questions about the nature of cultural diversity, this paper examines the pace
and tempo of change and the relative importance of continuity and discontinuity. To unravel …

This paper presents new results of stable isotope analysis made on human and animal
bones from Mesolithic–Neolithic sites (9500–5200 cal BC) in the Central Balkans. It …