In this post we present extended parts from the very informative paper titled “The Problem of the Origin of Domestic Animals in Neolithic China“, by Yuan Jing. Continue reading “Domestication of pigs in Neolithic China 8,000 yBP- Likely domestication of dogs 9,000 yBP”
Obsidian artifacts in Albania; evidence for prehistoric Trade with Italy and Greece
In this post we present selected parts of the very interesting paper titled “pXRF analysis of obsidian artifacts from Albania: Crossroads or cul-de-sac?“, by Rudenc Ruka et al.) Continue reading “Obsidian artifacts in Albania; evidence for prehistoric Trade with Italy and Greece”
“Neolithic package” and “massive migrations” from East to West: purely theoretical and not evidenced in the archaeological record – Archaeological material provides more evidence of movements from West to East than the opposite
In this post we present extended parts from the enlighting paper titled “Τhe Mesolithic Hunter-gatherers in the southern Mediterranean and their contribution in the Neolithisation of the Aegean“, by A. Sampson. Continue reading ““Neolithic package” and “massive migrations” from East to West: purely theoretical and not evidenced in the archaeological record – Archaeological material provides more evidence of movements from West to East than the opposite”
Concepts and Narratives on the Transition from the Mesolithic to the Neolithic in the Aegean
In this post we present extracts from the very interesting and informative paper titled “The Transition from the Mesolithic to the Neolithic in a Circum-Aegean Perspective: Concepts and Narratives“, by Agathe Reingruber. Continue reading “Concepts and Narratives on the Transition from the Mesolithic to the Neolithic in the Aegean”
Çatalhöyük; what we have recently learned about one of the key early (7100–5950 calBC) farming sites in the Old World
In this post we present extracts from some very interesting recently published papers on Çatalhöyük, Turkey, one of the key early farming sites in the Old World. Continue reading “Çatalhöyük; what we have recently learned about one of the key early (7100–5950 calBC) farming sites in the Old World”
Mesolithic findings from the Aegean suggest a ‘polycentric neolithization’ in the Eastern Mediterranean – Settlement at Maroulas site on Kythnos island; the earliest identified so far in the Aegean area, contemporaneous to the PPNA of the Near East
This post is an almost complete reproduction of the enlighting scientific contribution of archaeologist A. Sampson (2014) titled “The Mesolithic in the Aegean“, in Manen C., Perrin T. & Guillaine J.et al. (eds), “The Neolithic transition in the Mediterranean“, Errance, 193 -212). Continue reading “Mesolithic findings from the Aegean suggest a ‘polycentric neolithization’ in the Eastern Mediterranean – Settlement at Maroulas site on Kythnos island; the earliest identified so far in the Aegean area, contemporaneous to the PPNA of the Near East”