hunter-gatherers

  1. Jovialis

    The resilience of postglacial hunter-gatherers to abrupt climate change

    Abstract Understanding the resilience of early societies to climate change is an essential part of exploring the environmental sensitivity of human populations. There is significant interest in the role of abrupt climate events as a driver of early Holocene human activity, but there are very...
  2. Jovialis

    Pleistocene/Holocene Transition Ballistics Technology of Hunter-Gatherers

    It's behind a paywall, but this article goes a little more in-depth. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/01/180131144448.htm
  3. Jovialis

    Metabolism (Hunter & Farmer Traits) Results - Insitome

    According to this test by Insitome, half of my metabolic traits come from farmers; the other half from hunter-gatherers. I knew I could drink a lot of coffee! I would also adapt well to a vegetarian diet. ALDH2 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/217 ADH1B...
  4. LeBrok

    Incredible speed of colonization by First Farmers, EEF.

    Whole Balkans were settled in just 300 years! Strontium isotopes document greater human mobility at the start of the Balkan Neolithic http://www.nature.com/ncomms/2014/141021/ncomms6257/full/ncomms6257.html Farmers settled Thessaly around 8500 years ago and by 8200 they reached Danube Gorge...
  5. LeBrok

    Alcohol Dependency in Europe goes up with increased ANE admixture.

    Alcohol (ethanol) is a very potent mind altering substance, and has very addictive properties. Therefore, the question is, why some populations cope well with alcohol, which is a normal part of their culture, when others have rampant problem with alcoholism and considers alcohol as biggest...
  6. LeBrok

    Dogs domesticated over 20 thousands years ago in Europe.

    New DNA study of wolfs and dogs concluded that dogs were domesticated between 19 and 32 thousands years ago and most likely in Europe. It turned that dog was a best friend of a hunter first, not a farmer...
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