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The agricultural transition and the origins of Neolithic society in Europe

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ID7751004
AuthorsMarek Zvelebil (University of Sheffield, corresponding author)
Year2001
Volume28
Pages1-26
Publication date2001-12-22
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueDocumenta Praehistorica (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1408-967X • E-ISSN: 1854-2492
PublisherUniversity of Ljubljana (PUBLISHER • SI)
DOI10.4312/dp.28.1
OpenAlexW2489778839
LanguageEN
Citations received61
References cited49

The origin of Neolithic societies and the agricultural transition have been a subject of concentrated attention and a subject of debate and controversy among archaeologist, geneticists and linguists. In my contribution I review and evaluate different archaeological interpretations of the transition to farming. I will also discuss the archaeogenetic evidence and its integration with archaeological data

Archaeological evidence · Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies · Historical and Archaeological Studies · Linguistics and language evolution

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Unique citing works61
Citations per year2,65
Citation span2003 - 2026 (24)
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