The Mesolithic-Neolithic transition in western Scotland and its European context
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7750992 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Clive Bonsall (0000-0003-0243-3232, University of Edinburgh, corresponding author), David E Anderson (0000-0002-9856-9283, University of Oxford), Mark G Macklin (0000-0003-4167-2033, University of Wales) |
| Year | 2002 |
| Volume | 29 |
| Pages | 1-25 |
| Publication date | 2002-12-22 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Documenta Praehistorica (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1408-967X • E-ISSN: 1854-2492 |
| Publisher | University of Ljubljana (PUBLISHER • SI) |
| DOI | 10.4312/dp.29.1 |
| OpenAlex | W1524970054 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 14 |
| References cited | 34 |
The transition is considered in terms of four related questions: (i) HOW did the shift from foraging to farming happen? (ii) WHY did it happen? (iii) WHEN did it happen? (iv) WHY did it happen WHEN it did? The adoption of farming coincided with a shift to a more continental-type climate with lower winter precipitation, which improved the prospects for cereal cultivation. It is sug- gested that this was a key factor in the transition from Mesolithic to Neolithic across north-west Eu- rope as a whole
Agriculture · Archaeology · Context (archaeology · Geography · Mesolithic · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Geology and Paleoclimatology Research · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
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| Unique citing works | 14 |
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| Citations per year | 0,58 |
| Citation span | 2002 - 2025 (24) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 14 |