Neolithic: a chronological period characterized by the development of agriculture and, hence, an increasing emphasis on sedentism. The phrase "Neolithic Revolution" was coined by V.G. Childe in 1941 to describe the origin and consequences of farming and the development of settled village life.
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This site documents current research in the Neolithic of the southern levant, with especial regard to ancient pastoral societies.
Bone analysis suggests Neolithic people preferred meat to cereals, writes Mike Richards in British Archaeology.
Provides a general overview of global plant domesitication beginning in the Neolithic. Includes archaeological discoveries in both Old and New worlds.
Paper presented by Peter Bogucki at the annual meeting for the Society for American Archaeology, Minneapolis, May 1995.
An article that describes the migration and dispersal of farmers and the adoption of crops and livestock by indigenous foragers.
This essay examines the issue of migration among Neolithic peoples and how this shaped cultural developments during this period in Europe.
An essay describing several prominent archaeological sites in Turkey.
An article by Peter J. Richerson, Robert Boyd, and Robert L. Bettinger that speculates on evolutionary factors driving the Neolithic Revolution.
Stanford researchers find that genetics can predict the presence of certain artifacts, supporting theories that prehistoric people migrated from the Middle East to Europe, reports Science Daily.
(September 11, 2002)
This site documents current research in the Neolithic of the southern levant, with especial regard to ancient pastoral societies.
An essay describing several prominent archaeological sites in Turkey.
An article that describes the migration and dispersal of farmers and the adoption of crops and livestock by indigenous foragers.
Paper presented by Peter Bogucki at the annual meeting for the Society for American Archaeology, Minneapolis, May 1995.
This essay examines the issue of migration among Neolithic peoples and how this shaped cultural developments during this period in Europe.
Bone analysis suggests Neolithic people preferred meat to cereals, writes Mike Richards in British Archaeology.
Provides a general overview of global plant domesitication beginning in the Neolithic. Includes archaeological discoveries in both Old and New worlds.
An article by Peter J. Richerson, Robert Boyd, and Robert L. Bettinger that speculates on evolutionary factors driving the Neolithic Revolution.
Stanford researchers find that genetics can predict the presence of certain artifacts, supporting theories that prehistoric people migrated from the Middle East to Europe, reports Science Daily.
(September 11, 2002)
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