Is the post-Neolithic Y chromosome bottleneck necessarily explained by violent competition between lineages? by Léa Guyon, Jérémy Guez, Evelyne Heyer, Raphaëlle Chaix

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High-resolution isotope dietary analysis of Mesolithic and Neolithic humans from Franchthi Cave, Greece. by Valentina Martinoia, Anastasia Papathanasiou, Sahra Talamo, Rebecca MacDonald, Michael P Richards

“…Franchthi Cave, in the Greek Peloponnese, is a well-known Paleolithic, Mesolithic and Neolithic site, with several human burials. In many parts of Europe there is clear evidence from archaeological and isotopic studies for a diet change between the Mesolithic and Neolithic periods. …”
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New insights into the Mesolithic and Neolithic layers of the Darkveti rock shelter in the Imereti Region, Western Georgia by Guram Chkhatarashvili, Nikoloz Tskvitinidze, Nikoloz Tsikaridze, James A. Davenport, Michael D. Glascock

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MITOCHONDRIAL DNA DIVERSITY IN THE GENE POOL OF THE NEOLITHIC AND EARLY BRONZE AGE CISBAIKALIAN HUMAN POPULATION by R. O. Trapezov, A. S. Pilipenko, V. I. Molodin

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HISTORICAL - CULTURAL VALUE OF STONE - CRAFTING WORKSHOPS FROM THE LATE NEOLITHIC PERIOD IN THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS by Lê Xuân Hưng

“…Studying the remnants of late neolithic stone-crafting workshops in the Central Highlands plays a particularly important role in understanding this region's culture and prehistory. …”
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Co-evolution of fish and rice farming by Austroasiatic communities in the Neolithic Era and early documentation of aquaculture in China by Peter Edwards

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The Character of the Neolithic ‘Imagery’ in the Upper Euphrates Valley and Konya Plain and Its Role in Discerning Changes in Religiosity by Weronika Stosik

Subjects: “…Neolithic Imagery…”
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Invisible death rites in the early Neolithic: results of archaeothanatological analysis of Linearbandkeramik funerary practices from settlements by Iseabail Wilks, Penny Bickle, Krisztián Oross, Martin Furholt, Maria Wunderlich, Katharina Fuchs, Zuzana Hukelova, Ivan Cheben, Alena Bistáková

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Paleoclimatic Changes and their Influence on Cultural and Historical Processes during the Neolithic – Eneolitic in the Caspian and Lower Volga Regions by Marianna A. Kulkova, Alexander A. Vybornov

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Late Neolithic tethering or trapping stones from Bargat el-Shab (Western Desert of Egypt). Function and meaning by Przemysław Bobrowski, Maciej Jórdeczka

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The season of birth – Motherhood, life-course experiences and social constructions in the Danube Gorges over the Mesolithic-Neolithic transformations by Camille de Becdelièvre, Jovanovic Jelena

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Between Life and Death: stable isotopes and their reflection in funerary practice at the early Neolithic cemetery Mulhouse-Est, Alsace by Bronwen Kennedy, Karina Gerdau-Radonic, Penny Bickle, Oliver Craig, Matthew Von Tersch, Rose-Marie Arbogast, Philippe Lefranc, Anthony Denaire, Christian Jeunesse, Fanny Chenal, Yasmine Mechadi

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Social memory through the mortuary and architectural use of pigments at Neolithic Çatalhöyük (7100 cal BC to 5950 cal BC) by Eline M. J. Schotsmans, Gesualdo Busacca, Christopher J. Knüsel, Marco Milella

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Dynamic history of the Central Plain and Haidai region inferred from Late Neolithic to Iron Age ancient human genomes by Hui Fang, Fawei Liang, Hao Ma, Rui Wang, Haifeng He, Limin Qiu, Le Tao, Kongyang Zhu, Weihua Wu, Long Ma, Huazhen Zhang, Shuqing Chen, Chao Zhu, Haodong Chen, Yu Xu, Yongsheng Zhao, Haiwang Liu, Chuan-Chao Wang

“…Our study sheds light on the dynamic demographic history of the YR by co-analyzing previously published genomes and 31 newly generated Late Neolithic to Iron Age genomes from Shandong in the lower YR and the Central Plain in the middle YR. …”
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Revealing Neolithic dietary patterns in Northeastern Italy: Insights from stable isotope analysis of Arco and Riva del Garda (Trento) by Stella Erriu, Irene Dori, Vitale Sparacello, Alessandro Riga, Elisabetta Mottes, Alex Fontana, Giorgio Manzi, Guy André, Alessandra Varalli

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Neolithic introgression of IL23R-related protection against chronic inflammatory bowel diseases in modern EuropeansResearch in context by Ben Krause-Kyora, Nicolas Antonio da Silva, Elif Kaplan, Daniel Kolbe, Inken Wohlers, Hauke Busch, David Ellinghaus, Amke Caliebe, Efe Sezgin, Almut Nebel, Stefan Schreiber, Sabine Schade-Lindig, Joachim Wahl, Carola Berszin, Michael Francken, Irina Görner, Kerstin Schierhold, Joachim Pechtl, Gisela Grupe, Johannes Müller

“…Interpretation: Given the dramatic changes from hunting and gathering to agriculture during the Neolithic, AF might have been exposed to selective pressures from a pro-inflammatory lifestyle and diet. …”
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Stratégies de subsistance et analyse culturelle de populations néolithiques de Ligurie : approche par l’étude isotopique (δ13C et δ15N) des restes osseux by Gwenaëlle Le Bras-Goude, Didier Binder, Vincenzo Formicola, Christine Couture-Veschambre, Jean-Jacques Hublin, Isabelle Richards, Henri Duday

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From the Neolithic to the end of Early Bronze Age: developments in the construction of entrance gates and city walls at settlements in Burdur (Turkey) and the surrounding region by Gülsün Umurtak

Subjects: “…Neolithic Period…”
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The use of underground storage organs in the Early Neolithic (Linearbandkeramik and Blicquy/Villeneuve-Saint-Germain) in the Paris Basin: the contribution of starch grain analyses by Clarissa Cagnato, Caroline Hamon, Aurélie Salavert, Michelle Elliott

“…Our results highlight the use of tubers by these first agricultural populations at the beginning of the Neolithic (Linearbandkeramik and Blicquy-Villeneuve-Saint-Germain; 5200-4700 BC), providing new data on their contribution to the diet of agro-pastoral societies.…”
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Cattle on the rocks: Understanding cattle mobility, diet, and seasonality in the Iberian Peninsula. The Middle Neolithic site of Cova de les Pixarelles (Tavertet, Osona). by Roger Alcàntara Fors, Richard Madgwick, Laura C Viñas-Caron, Alexandra J Nederbragt, Maria Saña Seguí

“…This study focuses on the Middle Neolithic site of Cova de les Pixarelles (3942-3632 cal. …”
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