Multiple sources of the European Neolithic: Mathematical modelling constrained by radiocarbon dates

Quaternary International

Volumn 203, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 10-18

  Davison, K ^a   Dolukhanov, P M ^a   Sarson, G R ^a   Shukurov, A ^a   Zaitseva, G I ^b  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE FOR THE HISTORY OF MATERIAL CULTURE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL HISTORY; ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; GENETIC MARKER; HUNTER-GATHERER; MESOLITHIC; NEOLITHIC; NUMERICAL MODEL; POPULATION MODELING; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIOCARBON DATING; TRANSITION ZONE;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 67649108926     PISSN: 10406182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2008.04.013     Document Type: Article

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