Ecological constraints on the first prehistoric farmers in Europe

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 2746-2753

  Banks, William E ^a,b   Antunes, Nicolas ^a   Rigaud, Solange ^a   Francesco d'Errico, ^a,c  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Cardial Ware culture; Eco cultural niche modeling; European Early Neolithic; Impressed Ware culture; Linearbandkeramik

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARCHAEOLOGY; CULTURAL TRADITION; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HUNTER-GATHERER; NEOLITHIC; PREHISTORIC;

EUROPE;

EID: 84875143926     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2013.02.013     Document Type: Article

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