Aegean and Cyprus in the Early Holocene: Brothers or Distant Relatives?
Mediterranean Archaeology and Archaeometry 1(1). This paper discusses the neolithication of the Aegean as opposed to Cyprus.
Domestication of the Horse
An article describing the Neolithic origins of the domesticated horse.
Gardening History Timeline - From Ancient Times
Provides a general overview of global plant domesitication beginning in the Neolithic. Includes archaeological discoveries in both Old and New worlds.
How Agriculture Came to Central Europe
Paper presented by Peter Bogucki at the annual meeting for the Society for American Archaeology, Minneapolis, May 1995.
Neolithic Studies Group
Loose-knit group of archaeologists, mainly from Britain and the Atlantic seaboard countries of the European Union, with an interest in the Neolithic period. Gives details of meetin…
Orkney Archaeology
A photographic library of artifacts from Neolithic sites recovered from a group of over 70 islands located north of Scotland.
Prehistoric cave of Foissac
Foissac prehistoric cave : two different worlds are waiting for you !
Study Suggests Neolithic Migration
Stanford researchers find that genetics can predict the presence of certain artifacts, supporting theories that prehistoric people migrated from the Middle East to Europe, reports …
The Agricultural Revolution
A tutorial produced by the Learning Commons of Washington State University. The tutorial provides background information on the transition from hunting and gathering to food produc…
The Neolithic Diaspora in Europe
An article that describes the migration and dispersal of farmers and the adoption of crops and livestock by indigenous foragers.
The Neolithic Mosaic on the North European Plain
This essay examines the issue of migration among Neolithic peoples and how this shaped cultural developments during this period in Europe.
The Origins of Agriculture as a Natural Experiment in Cultural Evolution
An article by Peter J. Richerson, Robert Boyd, and Robert L. Bettinger that speculates on evolutionary factors driving the Neolithic Revolution.
Vucedol Culture
Vucedol culture flourished between 3000 and 2200 BC in what is now modern Croatia. Their copper metallurgy was based on a new process of mass casting. This culture had a great infl…