Early Neolithic (ca. 5850-4500 cal BC) agricultural diffusion in the Western Mediterranean: An update of archaeobotanical data in SW France

L Bouby, P Marinval, F Durand, I Figueiral, F Briois… - PLoS …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Farming economy was first introduced to the coastal areas of Southern France by Impressa
groups (ca. 5850–5650 cal BC), originating from Italy, and subsequently spread to the …

Neolithic shepherds and sheepfold caves in Southern France and adjacent areas: An overview from 40 years of bioarchaeological analyses

C Delhon, L Martin, S Thiébault - Quaternary International, 2024 - Elsevier
In southern France, the analysis of fossil dung layers from caves and shelters occupied by
the first Neolithic farmers has provided a wealth of information about the lives of shepherds …

A Neolithic without dairy? Chemical evidence from the content of ceramics from the Pendimoun rock-shelter (Castellar, France, 5750–5150 BCE)

L Drieu, A Lucquin, L Cassard, S Sorin… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
The early phases of Neolithic expansion in the Central and Western Mediterranean are
relatively poorly understood with regards to the diversity in the subsistence economy and the …

New insights on Neolithic food and mobility patterns in Mediterranean coastal populations

G Goude, DC Salazar‐García… - American Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives The aims of this research are to explore the diet, mobility, social organization,
and environmental exploitation patterns of early Mediterranean farmers, particularly the role …

The submerged site of La Marmotta (Rome, Italy)

M Mineo, N Mazzucco, J Gibaja - 2023 - torrossa.com
The submerged site of La Marmotta (Rome, Italy) Page 2 THE SUBMERGED SITE OF LA
MARMOTTA (ROME, ITALY) Page 3 Page 4 Oxford & Philadelphia THE SUBMERGED SITE …

Phytoliths as a seasonality indicator? The example of the Neolithic site of Pendimoun, south-eastern France

C Delhon, D Binder, P Verdin, A Mazuy - Vegetation History and …, 2020 - Springer
Pendimoun rock-shelter is among the oldest Neolithic sites known on the French littoral
(Impressa culture, since ca. 5700 bce). It was discontinuously occupied from the Mesolithic …

L'alimentation des premières sociétés agropastorales du Sud de la France: premières données isotopiques sur des graines et fruits carbonisés néolithiques et essais …

F Gaveriaux, L Bouby, P Marinval, I Figueiral… - Comptes Rendus …, 2022 - hal.science
L'analyse isotopique (δ13C et δ15N) d'ossements humains a permis de franchir un pas
décisif dans la connaissance de l'alimentation des sociétés du Néolithique. Cependant, les …

Microcomputed tomography for discriminating between different forming techniques in ancient pottery: New segmentation method and pore distribution recognition

VL Coli, L Gomart, DF Pisani, S Cohen… - …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Microcomputed tomography is a valuable tool for studying ancient ceramics technology.
Analysing pottery 3‐D images is a challenging issue, the data being extremely noisy and …

An inter-regional comparison of animal domestication in the Northern and Southern Levant

L Gourichon, LK Horwitz - Food and History, 2021 - hal.science
Based on the archaeozoological record for the northern and southern Levant compiled from
more than 70 Neolithic sites, this study tracks the evolution of ungulate domestication in the …

Technical frontiers and social boundaries in the Impressed Ware complex: ceramic manufacture as a proxy of Neolithisation processes in the Western Mediterranean

L Gomart, D Binder, M Gabriele, J Guilaine… - … (VIe millénaire AEC) …, 2022 - hal.science
The series of actions carried out by the first farmers during the manufacturing of their pottery,
an essential part of their economic package, can act as a powerful proxy of their spatial and …