Last hunter-gatherers and first farmers of Europe

Comptes Rendus - Biologies

Volumn 334, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 182-189

  Tresset, Anne ^a   Vigne, Jean Denis ^a  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

Author keywords

Cultigens; Diet change; Domesticates; Europe; Farming techniques; Neolithic; Population adaptations

Indexed keywords

COLONIZATION; DIETARY SHIFT; HUNTER-GATHERER; LAND USE; LIFESTYLE; NEOLITHIC; PASTORALISM; PEASANT AGRICULTURE; SOCIAL STRUCTURE;

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; DIET; DOMESTICATION; EUROPE; FARMING SYSTEM; HUMAN; NEOLITHIC; NONHUMAN; REVIEW;

EUROPE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 79952448717     PISSN: 16310691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crvi.2010.12.010     Document Type: Short Survey

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