neolithic

  1. Jovialis

    Neolithic Calabria DNA!

    Bioarchaeological and paleogenomic profiling of the unusual Neolithic burial from Grotta di Pietra Sant’Angelo (Calabria, Italy) The Neolithic burial of Grotta di Pietra Sant’Angelo (CS) represents a unique archaeological finding for the prehistory of Southern Italy. The unusual placement of...
  2. Anfänger

    Admixture history and endogamy in the prehistoric Aegean

    Ancient DNA reveals admixture history and endogamy in the prehistoric Aegean Abstract The Neolithic and Bronze Ages were highly transformative periods for the genetic history of Europe but for the Aegean—a region fundamental to Europe’s prehistory—the biological dimensions of cultural...
  3. Anfänger

    Genetic History of Anatolia during Holocene

    Genetic History of Anatolia during Holocene Anatolia has been a key region in Eurasian history, acting as a bridge for cultural exchanges between Europe and Asia during the Holocene. However, the demographic transformation of Anatolian and neighbouring populations during these ten millennia is...
  4. Z

    Formation of New Settlements and Tribes during the Neolithic and Bronze Age

    I'm trying to understand how populations spread during the Neolithic and Bronze age. Are there any estimates on the average time it would take for some of the inhabitants of one settlement( i.e. a hamlet or village) from the time of its foundation to leave and found a new second settlement along...
  5. Anfänger

    Genomic and dietary discontinuities during the Mesolithic and Neolithic in Sicily

    Mesolithic and Neolithic in Sicily Highlights 1.Genetic transition between Early Mesolithic and Late Mesolithic hunter-gatherers. 2.A near-complete genetic turnover during the Mesolithic-Neolithic transition. 3.Exchange of subsistence practices between hunter-gatherers and early farmers...
  6. M

    Haplogroup H is NOT Native to Europe?

    I've always read in this site mt Haplogroup H is native to Paleolithic Europe. But looking the Hp frequencies of ancient samples gives a totally different perspective. https://www.eupedia.com/europe/ancient_european_dna.shtml Here you can see H is non existent in Mesolithic Europe, only exists...
  7. Wheal

    Polish Territories Neolithisation

    The first vs. second stage of neolithisation in Polish territories (to say nothing of the third?)Marek Nowak 2019, Documenta Praehistorica 148 Views26 Pages 1 File ▾ Neolithic Archaeology, Mesolithic/Neolithic, Neolithisation Show more ▾ The present-day territory of Poland (Fig...
  8. Maciamo

    New map of the Megalithic cultures

    Here is a map of the Megalithic cultures in Europe and North Africa, with the main sites highlighted. There are lots of maps on the web, but none that I found satisfactory as they didn't carefully list all the areas with megaliths. The oldest sites are dated to c. 6000 BCE in central Portugal...
  9. Maciamo

    Incest in dynastic elite in Megalithic Newgrange

    Nature: Incest uncovered at the elite prehistoric Newgrange monument in Ireland "The huge, elaborate, 5,000-year-old tomb at Newgrange, Ireland, is thought to have been built for a powerful elite. DNA of a man buried there reveals a case of incest. Was this a strategy to maintain a dynastic...
  10. Bosnian Boss

    New DNA Study on Neolithic Populations in China

    A new study arrived today on a somewhat less-discussed topic, that being Neolithic China. https://phys.org/news/2020-05-ancient-dna-unveils-important-piece.html
  11. Angela

    Did megaliths first arise in northwestern France?

    See: https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/02/stonehenge-other-ancient-rock-structures-may-trace-their-origins-monuments "A new study suggests these megaliths weren’t created independently but instead can be traced back to a single hunter-gatherer culture that started nearly 7000 years ago in...
  12. Maciamo

    Society Shall we adopt a Human Era calendar?

    Two years ago Kurzgesagt proposed a new calendar that would start 10,000 years before the Common Era, around the time when agriculture started in the Fertile Crescent and the hunter-gatherers of Göbekli Tepe erected the world's first stone temple. They argued that this would be a more universal...
  13. Jovialis

    Neolithic Cattle May Have Pulled Heavy Loads; Used to build early settlements.

    LONDON, ENGLAND—According to a report in The Telegraph, Neolithic cattle bones unearthed at 11 archaeological sites in the Balkans show wear and tear consistent with pulling heavy loads. The study, led by Jane Gaastra of University College London, suggests cattle were put to work as early as...
  14. 6

    New world-Old world timelines

    So I've read this comparison on another website:smile:: >europeans >from aurignacian proto-gravettian to solutrean:10000 years (30000BC-20000BC) >from aurignacian-antelian to start of crop development: 9000 years(30000BC-21000BC) >from start of crop development to neolithic revolution: 10500...
  15. Jovialis

    Neolithic Stone Mask

    JERUSALEM, ISRAEL—According to an AFP report, a rare, 9,000-year-old mask made of pink and yellow sandstone was found in the Pnei Hever region of the West Bank. “The last one that we know was found 35 years ago,” said archaeologist Ronit Lupu of the Israel Antiquities Authority. Stone masks have...
  16. Jovialis

    Evidence of dogs accompanying humans to Europe during Neolithic

    Abstract Near Eastern Neolithic farmers introduced several species of domestic plants and animals as they dispersed into Europe. Dogs were the only domestic species present in both Europe and the Near East prior to the Neolithic. Here, we assessed whether early Near Eastern dogs possessed a...
  17. Jovialis

    Cuisine of early farmers revealed by analysis of proteins in pottery from Çatalhöyük

    An international team led by researchers from the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History, the Freie Universität Berlin and the University of York has uncovered details about the diet of early farmers in the central Anatolian settlement of Çatalhöyük. By analyzing proteins from...
  18. Maciamo

    Heatwave reveals England's lost prehistoric sites

    The heatwave this summer has been a boon for archaeologists. BBC News: Heatwave reveals England's lost prehistoric sites "The heatwave has continued to reveal details of England's ancient past to archaeologists. Surveys from the air have revealed Neolithic ceremonial monuments, Iron Age...
  19. Jovialis

    Archaeologists found traces of submerged Stone Age settlement in Southeast Finland

    A prehistoric settlement submerged under Lake Kuolimojarvi provides researchers with a clearer picture of the human occupation in South Karelia during the Mesolithic and Early Neolithic Stone Age (about 10,000—6,000 years ago) and opens up a new research path in Finnish archaeology. In the...
  20. Jovialis

    Natufian bread cultivated by wild cereals may have led to farming

    At an archaeological site in northeastern Jordan, researchers have discovered the charred remains of a flatbread baked by hunter-gatherers 14,400 years ago. It is the oldest direct evidence of bread found to date, predating the advent of agriculture by at least 4,000 years. The findings suggest...
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