The importance of the Aegean Mesolithic & the implications of the most recent findings – No “massive migration from the East” appears to have been responsible for the “Neolithization” of the Greek peninsula and the Aegean

In this post we present very important information, sourced from official publications, on the Aegean Mesolithic (9th-8th mil. BC). Continue reading “The importance of the Aegean Mesolithic & the implications of the most recent findings – No “massive migration from the East” appears to have been responsible for the “Neolithization” of the Greek peninsula and the Aegean” →

January 30, 2021 8

Evidence for Mesolithic maritime connectivity between the inhabitants of Crete and the Cyclades – Implications of the findings

In this post one can read about some very interesting Archaeological findings from the island of Crete, Greece. Continue reading “Evidence for Mesolithic maritime connectivity between the inhabitants of Crete and the Cyclades – Implications of the findings” →

January 29, 2021 4

Animal domestication processes in the Prehistoric Aegean (9th millennium B.C.)

In this post we present data, sourced from official publications, on the very interesting issue of Animal Domestication in the Prehistoric Aegean. Continue reading “Animal domestication processes in the Prehistoric Aegean (9th millennium B.C.)” →

January 29, 2021 5

Aegean Neolithic populations have been descendants of local Aegean Mesolithic groups who adopted farming – Direct genetic link between Mediterranean and Central European early farmers and those of Greece and Anatolia

In this post we present and discuss some recent paleogenomic data.
Continue reading “Aegean Neolithic populations have been descendants of local Aegean Mesolithic groups who adopted farming – Direct genetic link between Mediterranean and Central European early farmers and those of Greece and Anatolia” →

January 26, 2021 6

Neolithic farmers were very capable carpenters – Archaeological evidence from excavations in Germany

In this post we present selected parts of the very interesting paper titled “Early Neolithic Water Wells Reveal the World’s Oldest Wood Architecture”, by Willy Tegel et al. (2012). Continue reading “Neolithic farmers were very capable carpenters – Archaeological evidence from excavations in Germany” →

January 21, 2021 0

Melian obsidian in NW Turkey – Neolithic Trade in the Aegean

In this post we present selected parts of the very interesting paper titled “Melian obsidian in NW Turkey: Evidence for early Neolithic trade”, by Catherine Perlès, Turan Takaoğlu and Bernard Gratuze (2011). Continue reading “Melian obsidian in NW Turkey – Neolithic Trade in the Aegean” →

January 15, 2021 4

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