The spread of agriculture is an important topic of archaeological research, but relatively few
studies address the drivers behind the spread of specific species empirically. Here we use …

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 …

Genome-wide analysis of 67 ancient Near Eastern cattle, Bos taurus, remains reveals
regional variation that has since been obscured by admixture in modern populations …

Current genetic data are equivocal as to whether goat domestication occurred multiple times
or was a singular process. We generated genomic data from 83 ancient goats (51 with …

Lactase persistence (LP), the dominant Mendelian trait conferring the ability to digest the
milk sugar lactose in adults, has risen to high frequency in central and northern Europeans …

This study presents the results of a major data integration project bringing together primary
archaeozoological data for over 200,000 faunal specimens excavated from seventeen sites …

The concept of an archaeological culture rarely features in any surveys of the literature of
modern archaeology, especially in the Anglo-American world. When it does …

Alasdair Whittle's new work argues powerfully for the complexity and fluidity of life in the
Neolithic, through a combination of archaeological and anthropological case studies and …

Although the origins of domestic animals have been well-documented, it is unclear when
livestock were first exploited for secondary products, such as milk. The analysis of remnant …

Questions about how farming and the Neolithic way of life spread across Europe have been
hotly debated topics in archaeology for decades. For a very long time, two models have …