Eneolitization of the Forest Steppe Volga Region: cultural evolution or migration? by Arkadii I. Korolev

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L’occupation préhistorique du plateau de Gergovie (Puy-de-Dôme). Caractérisation des industries lithiques néolithiques by Jean-François Pasty

“…The different techno-typological components identified document two periods from the Neolithic: the Chasseen recent and the Late Neolithic. …”
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A Critique of “Prehistoric Mesopotamia” by rahmat abbasnejadseresti

“…The lack of analysis of archaeological data and the lack of critique of the Mesopotamian prehistoric theories are the most important book flaws.The periodization of the Neolithic period has not taken place in a specific framework; therefore, the reader of the book can hardly grasp the exact understanding of the Neolithic periods and their evolution whereas the Epi-Palaeolithic, Proto-Neolithic and Neolithic periods of the Levant and Mesopotamian regions were precisely categorized since 1990 decade. …”
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La question du « peuplement » campaniforme en Suisse occidentale. État de la question et apports de la morphologie dentaire et crânienne by Jocelyne Desideri, Suzanne Eades

“…This study presents two parallel studies concerning the population of Western Switzerland during Neolithic times, based on the non-metric traits of eight samples dating from the Middle Neolithic to the Bell Beaker period (4500-2200 BC). …”
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Beyond Representations by Tobias Lindström, Erik Solfeldt

“…They discuss non-representational theoretical approaches in relation to archaeological materials from middle Neolithic Fennoscandia, Neolithic and Iron Age Britain and Ireland, and ethnographic approaches focused on the recent past and present of Indigenous groups in Northwestern Siberia. …”
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“ Le Vallier Ouest ”à Mainvilliers (Eure-et-Loir, 28) : indices d’un habitat du Néolithique ancien (Villeneuve-Saint-Germain) entre Loire et Seine by Frédéric Dupont, François Fouriaux, Nicolas Garmond, Colas Gueret, Roland Irribarria, Apolline Louis

“…This site however still offers new keys to the understanding the Neolithic expansion between the Loire and Seine.…”
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CHARACTERISTICS OF RELICS AND ARTIFACTS AT STONE-TOOL-CRAFTING WORKSHOP RELICS IN THE PREHISTORIC PERIOD IN THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS by Lê Xuân Hưng

“…Based on the data of 50 workshop relics of the post-Neolithic period discovered in Gialai, Daklak, Daknong, and Lamdong provinces, the article identifies the existence of four stone-tool-making centers. …”
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Cultural Formation and Transference Processes of Ancient Greek Theatre by Haluk EMİR, R. Eser KORTANOĞLU

“…Although the collective consciousness and ritual practices observed in the Paleolithic, Neolithic and Bronze Ages predate the emergence of Hellenic thought, they played a crucial role in the birth of theatre as a mental concept. …”
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Kosova’s Goddess on the Throne: Critical Fabulation as an Anthropological Method by Drita Bruqi Kabashi

“…In addition to being an important Neolithic artifact, this enigmatic figurine has become the symbol of Prishtina, Kosova. …”
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Two Mesolithic burials from Khor Shambat, Sudan by Maciej Jórdeczka, Łukasz Maurycy Stanaszek

“…While most of them were Neolithic and post-Meroitic, two graves found in the central part of the site contained remains of hunter-fisher-gatherers. …”
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Neural plasticity in early potters: Shape analysis and TMS-EEG co-registration trace the rise of a new motor skill. by Vanessa Forte, Luisa Sartori, Antonino Visalli, Mustafa Yildirim, Gaspare Galati, Massimo Vidale, Emanuela Faresin, Antonino Vallesi

“…Coiling, one of the most widespread neolithic techniques, requires precise hand movements and the ability to regulate finger pressure to shape the clay without deformation. …”
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Makroszczątki roślinne w torfie w analizie paleośrodowiskowych uwarunkowań osadnictwa na przykładzie stanowiska Łane Małe w dolinie Kłodnicy by Krzysztof J. Wójcicki, Marek Kloss

“…In the Mesolithic and Neolithic Periods as well as the Early Bronze Age, swampy alder forests occupied the entire area of the peatland. …”
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Understanding the spread of agriculture in the Western Mediterranean (6th-3rd millennia BC) with Machine Learning tools by Maria Elena Castiello, Emmanuele Russo, Héctor Martínez-Grau, Ana Jesus, Georgina Prats, Ferran Antolín

“…Abstract The first Neolithic farmers arrived in the Western Mediterranean area from the East. …”
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From bowls to pots: The dairying revolution in Northwest Turkey, a view from Barcın Höyük, 6600 to 6000 BCE. by Hadi Özbal, Adria Breu, Laurens Thissen, Fokke Gerritsen, Elisha van den Bos, Alfred Galik, Turhan Doğan, Muhiddin Çergel, Adnan Şimşek, Ayla Türkekul, Rana Özbal

“…The lipid residue data discussed in this paper derive from 143 isotopic results subsampled from 173 organic residues obtained from 805 Neolithic potsherds and suggest that bowls and four-lugged pots may have been preferred containers for processing milk. …”
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The Diphilos Dissertation Prize Winners by Jaimee Uhlenbrock

“…The Diphilos Dissertation Prize is a biennial monetary award of €1000 that is granted to a recent graduate student for an accepted dissertation that focuses on coroplastic material from the Mediterranean and Near Eastern worlds from the Neolithic period through late antiquity. This Prize is awarded in support of the eventual publication of the dissertation.…”
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The diet of young Neandertals from France, Pech de l’Azé I and Hortus II, reconstructed using dental microwear texture analysis by Frank L’Engle Williams, Christopher W Schmidt, Jessica L Droke, Whitney M Karriger, Gaël Becam, Fred H Smith, Marie-Antoinette de Lumley

“…The comparative sample (n=76) includes deciduous molars from Neolithic forager-farmers of Belgium, including Caverne de la Cave at Maurenne (n=5), Sclaigneaux (n=7) and Bois Madame (n=6), Roman-era farmers from Herculaneum (n=15) and Medieval agriculturalists from Canterbury, England (n=43). …”
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Wild mushrooms by Carole Chauvin-Payan

“…This article presents the uses, consumption practices, and popular beliefs related to wild mushrooms in Europe and Siberia from the Neolithic period to the present day. First, we will introduce various saproxylic mushrooms used for starting fires, as well as the medicinal uses of some species. …”
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A 7,000 years trajectory of socio-ecosystems in the montane belt of the northern French Alps by Andréa Julien, Andréa Julien, Erwan Messager, Elise Doyen, David Etienne, Laurent Marquer, Charline Giguet-Covex

“…The first regime, corresponding to the Neolithic period, is initially characterized by a closed forested environment with a progressive trend toward a more open landscape due to the first agro-pastoral activities. …”
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Peuples et évolution climatique en Afrique nord-tropicale, de la fin du Néolithique à l’aube de l’époque moderne by Jean Maley, Robert Vernet

“…At the end of the Neolithic Era, during the third millennium BCE, there were fewer humid periods of weather, and the sub-Saharan Sahelian zone, from the Atlantic to Lake Chad, assumed its current geographical form. …”
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Mountainous cultural crossroads: voyages for ochre quarrying by Julia Kościuk-Załupka

“…The discussion is additionally illustrated by examples of 10 archaeological sites with described ochre traces from the Early Neolithic period. Moreover, two models of ochre acquisition were proposed: the first one assuming direct quarrying and the second one including potential intra-group contacts. …”
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