In this post we present extended parts of the very interesting and informative paper titled “The Mycenaeans and Europe: Long-distance networks and cross-cultural communication“, by Paulina Suchowska-Ducke. Continue reading “Myceneans and Europe; Trade networks and cross-cultural communication”
Neolithic in the Greek peninsula; early 7th millennium domestic seeds at Franchthi Cave
Here we present extended parts of the very informative and interesting paper titled “Early seventh-millennium AMS dates from domestic seeds in the Initial Neolithic at Franchthi Cave (Argolid, Greece)“, by Catherine Perlès, Anita Quiles and Hélène Valladas (2018). Continue reading “Neolithic in the Greek peninsula; early 7th millennium domestic seeds at Franchthi Cave”
Early farmers and hunter-gatherers co-existed and integrated in Europe for many years, study suggests
Research claims it has given the answers to a long-debated question among anthropologists, archaeologists and geneticists: when farmers first arrived in Europe, how did they interact with existing hunter-gatherer groups? Continue reading “Early farmers and hunter-gatherers co-existed and integrated in Europe for many years, study suggests”
The ‘Apidima 1’ skull fragment from Mani, Greece; the oldest (over 210,000 yBP) Homo sapiens fossil in Eurasia?
A skull fragment discovered in the Apidima cave on the Mani peninsula, southern Peloponnese, Greece, appears to be the oldest (so far) fossil of Homo sapiens ever discovered in Europe. Continue reading “The ‘Apidima 1’ skull fragment from Mani, Greece; the oldest (over 210,000 yBP) Homo sapiens fossil in Eurasia?”
Human evolutionary history in Europe
This post is a presentation of various recent genetic researches that attempt to answer crucial questions about Human Evolution in Europe. Continue reading “Human evolutionary history in Europe”
Megalith tombs were family graves in European Stone Age
In a new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, an international research team, led from Uppsala University, discovered kin relationships among Stone Age individuals buried in megalithic tombs on Ireland and in Sweden. Continue reading “Megalith tombs were family graves in European Stone Age”