Research on the third millennium BC in Western Europe has tried for decades to understand
the mechanisms of the large-scale cultural changes that took place during its course. Few …

The aim of this study is to add new data to the knowledge of the first alpine agro-pastoral
societies by studying their dietary practices and mobility. Using the principles of isotopic …

Practice and Prestige: An Exploration of Neolithic Warfare, Bell Beaker Archery, and Social
Stratification from an Anthropological Perspective investigates the appearance of the …

The spread of the Bell Beaker phenomenon across Europe is still strongly debated today.
Small-scale technological studies investigating its integration in local contexts remain rare …

This research focuses on the Neolithic populations of Western Switzerland (5500–2200
BCE) and on establishing their paleopathological profile. This chronological period presents …

Abstract The Petit-Chasseur megalithic necropolis is a key archaeological context for
analyzing the social and ideological changes at the end of the Neolithic in the Alpine region …

❚ Abstract The drainage basin of the Upper Rhône Valley, whose Middle-Palaeolithic to
Final-Neolithic prehistoric populations are the object of our proposed study, features a …

Rather than presenting a detailed account on the origins and main migrations of humankind,
this chapter provides a critical overview of the role of ancient DNA (aDNA) in deciphering …

The aim of this paper is to explore the integration of the Bell Beaker phenomenon in a local
context, in order to examine the mechanisms underlying its introduction and discuss …

The aim of this study is to add new data to our knowledge of the first alpine agro-pastoral
societies by studying their food practices and mobility. Using the principles of isotopic …