In this post we present selected parts of the very interesting paper titled “Finding the early Neolithic in Aegean Thrace: the use of cores“, by Albert J. Ammerman et al. (2007). Continue reading “Aegean Thrace: Early Neolithic sites that once may have existed on the coastal plain either rest on the seabed today or they have been lost to the sea”
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”
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”
The North African Neolithic & The Aegean Myths
In this post we present a collection of information sourced from officially published material on the North African Neolithic. Continue reading “The North African Neolithic & The Aegean Myths”
The Western expansion of the Neolithic Aegeans – Greek Mythology confirmed by Modern Science – Direct and indirect implications
In this post we present and discuss officially published information on the expansion of the Neolithic Aegeans towards Western Europe & the Western Mediterranean. Continue reading “The Western expansion of the Neolithic Aegeans – Greek Mythology confirmed by Modern Science – Direct and indirect implications”
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”