A simulation of the Neolithic transition in Western Eurasia

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 38, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 3459-3470

  Lemmen, Carsten ^a   Gronenborn, Detlef ^b   Wirtz, Kai W ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b Leibniz Forschungsinstitut Für Archaologie   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Agriculture; Cultural diffusion; Demic diffusion; Europe; Linearbandkeramik; Migration; Modelling

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; ARCHAEOLOGY; CULTURAL TRADITION; FARMING SYSTEM; HOLOCENE; HUNTER-GATHERER; INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE; INDIGENOUS POPULATION; MIGRATION; NEOLITHIC; PASTORALISM; SIMULATION;

ANATOLIA; EURASIA; TURKEY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 80054110024     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2011.08.008     Document Type: Article

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