Complex adaptive systems

JS Lansing - Annual review of anthropology, 2003 - annualreviews.org
▪ Abstract The study of complex adaptive systems, a subset of nonlinear dynamical systems,
has recently become a major focus of interdisciplinary research in the social and natural …

On the history of cattle genetic resources

M Felius, ML Beerling, DS Buchanan, B Theunissen… - Diversity, 2014 - mdpi.com
Cattle are our most important livestock species because of their production and role in
human culture. Many breeds that differ in appearance, performance and environmental …

Ancient X chromosomes reveal contrasting sex bias in Neolithic and Bronze Age Eurasian migrations

A Goldberg, T Günther… - Proceedings of the …, 2017 - National Acad Sciences
Dramatic events in human prehistory, such as the spread of agriculture to Europe from
Anatolia and the late Neolithic/Bronze Age migration from the Pontic-Caspian Steppe, can …

Tracing the genetic origin of Europe's first farmers reveals insights into their social organization

A Szécsényi-Nagy, G Brandt… - … of the Royal …, 2015 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Farming was established in Central Europe by the Linearbandkeramik culture (LBK), a well-
investigated archaeological horizon, which emerged in the Carpathian Basin, in today's …

[HTML][HTML] Ancient DNA analysis of 8000 BC near eastern farmers supports an early neolithic pioneer maritime colonization of Mainland Europe through Cyprus and the …

E Fernández, A Pérez-Pérez, C Gamba, E Prats… - PLoS …, 2014 - journals.plos.org
The genetic impact associated to the Neolithic spread in Europe has been widely debated
over the last 20 years. Within this context, ancient DNA studies have provided a more …

Modeling the role of voyaging in the coastal spread of the Early Neolithic in the West Mediterranean

N Isern, J Zilhão, J Fort… - Proceedings of the …, 2017 - National Acad Sciences
The earliest dates for the West Mediterranean Neolithic indicate that it expanded across
2,500 km in about 300 y. Such a fast spread is held to be mainly due to a demic process …

When the waves of European neolithization met: first paleogenetic evidence from early farmers in the Southern Paris Basin

M Rivollat, F Mendisco, MH Pemonge, A Safi… - PLoS …, 2015 - journals.plos.org
An intense debate concerning the nature and mode of Neolithic transition in Europe has
long received much attention. Recent publications of paleogenetic analyses focusing on …

Household integration in Neolithic villages: A new model for the Linear Pottery Culture in west-central Europe

L Gomart, L Hachem, C Hamon, F Giligny… - Journal of Anthropological …, 2015 - Elsevier
This paper proposes a novel interpretation of Neolithic Linear Pottery (LBK) settlement
organisation, based on comparative analysis of data on subsistence (faunal remains …

The genetic and cultural impact of the Steppe migration into Europe

G Scorrano, FE Yediay, T Pinotti… - Annals of human …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Background During the early 3rd millennium BCE migration from Pontic Steppe, mainly
related to Yamnaya culture, has affected European populations both culturally and …

The not very patrilocal European Neolithic: Strontium, aDNA, and archaeological kinship analyses

BE Ensor - 2021 - torrossa.com
Well-informed archaeological and bioarchaeological kinship analyses yield important new
understandings of prehistoric societies, open new avenues of exploration, and make …