The Archaeology of Iran from the Palaeolithic to the Archaemenid Empire is the first modern
academic study to provide a synthetic, diachronic analysis of the archaeology and early …

This study focuses on the changes in diet and mobility of people buried in the La Sassa cave
(Latium, Central Italy) during the Copper and Bronze Ages to contribute to the understanding …

The transition from hunter gathering to farming is one of the most important episodes in the
history of humankind. Considerable evidence indicates that this shift was a slow, complex …

Ecologists working with stable isotopes have to deal with complex datasets including
temporal and spatial replication, which makes the analysis and the representation of …

Palegawra Cave is an emblematic site for the Zagros Epipalaeolithic. For nearly seven
decades since its first excavation in 1951 by Robert Braidwood and Bruce Howe, it was the …

The Aceramic Neolithic site of Ganj Dareh (Kermanshah, Iran) is arguably one of the most
significant sites for enhancing our understanding of goat domestication and the onset of …

This paper presents the first evidence of extra‐masticatory dental wear from Neolithic
Bestansur, Iraqi Kurdistan (7700–7200 BC). Bestansur is a rare, recently excavated burial …

Over thirty years of stable isotope research about the breastfeeding and weaning practices
of past human populations has contributed a vast amount to our understanding of infancy …

The 'hilly flanks' of the Zagros in the eastern Fertile Crescent (EFC) were the first area
explicitly targeted for investigating the emergence of agriculture and sedentary life starting in …

Two kinds of omega fatty acids are essential–omega-3s and omega-6s. Being “essential”
means we must get both types in our diet since our bodies are incapable of making …