Thoughts on the ‘Repacked’ Neolithic Revolution

Thomas, Julian

doi:10.1017/s0003598x00061354

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“…It should be noted that the first reliable evidence of farming and breeding-the economic aspects of Neolithizationcoincide with the Russian colonization of northeast Europe at the end of the 14th century AD. In general, the analyzed archaeological data confirm the ideas of Thomas (2003) about the Neolithic as "a range of various processes, generating considerable variability of subsistence practices." Finally, we are convinced that the direct 14 C dating of potsherds should be controlled, wherever possible, by dates obtained from other sample types, because the organic components of the ceramic paste are still poorly known.…”

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Neolithic Dispersal in Far Northeast Europe: Ways and Chronology

2012

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ABSTRACT. By analyzing archaeological evidence and radiocarbon dates, we studied the Neolithization of Far Northeast Europe (Russian Perm' region, Komi Republic, and Nenets autonomous district). Our study shows that this process in the eastern European forest zone was rather ambiguous. Taking into account the periodicity of settling and short duration of residence here, the term "Neolithization" in its traditional sense cannot be applied to some territories in this region. For instance, the emergence of ceramics-the most important feature of Neolithization here-did not affect considerably the way of life of the ancient population, which continued the traditions of the Mesolithic hunter-gatherers well into the Early Neolithic. Such attributes as heat treatment of clay paste and siliceous rocks for changing physical features of natural materials, bifacial knapping, and construction of subterranean dwellings represent the archaeological evidence of Neolithization in the region.

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Neolithic Dispersal in Far Northeast Europe: Ways and Chronology

2012

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“…xi Nor of course should earlier changes within the Mesolithic be side-lined (e.g. Jones and Sibbesson 2013, 159) xii Thomas (2003) has suggested the useful term repertoire for thinking about the reality of the Neolithic without reducing it to a package. The issue with repertoire is it tends to privilege the agency of people, rather than embracing the multiple constituents of the assemblages we have identified above.…”

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Assemblages and Scale in Archaeology

Harris

2017

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“…By 5,500 BC sea levels were within 10 m of present-day levels, severing the connection between the British Isles and the European continent (McEvedy 2002). By 4,000 BC farming had spread throughout most of western Europe, although in Britain these changes were sudden and relatively late, and sometimes without direct continental parallels (Thomas 2003) Since then there have been numerous opportunities for population movement through trading, warfare, migration and taking of slaves. The peoples involved include the Celts (ca.…”

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The origin and spread of the HFE-C282Y haemochromatosis mutation

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The mutation responsible for most cases of genetic haemochromatosis in Europe (HFE C282Y) appears to have been originated as a unique event on a chromosome carrying HLA-A3 and -B7. It is often described as a "Celtic mutation"--originating in a Celtic population in central Europe and spreading west and north by population movement. It has also been suggested that Viking migrations were largely responsible for the distribution of this mutation. Two, initial estimates of the age of the mutation are compatible with either of these suggestions. Here we examine the evidence about HFE C282Y frequencies, extended haplotypes involving HLA-A and -B alleles, the validity of calculations of mutation age, selective advantage and current views on the relative importance of "demic-diffusion" (population migration) and "adoption-diffusion" (cultural change) in the neolithic transition in Europe and since then. We conclude that the HFE C282Y mutation occurred in mainland Europe before 4,000 BC.

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Thoughts on the ‘Repacked’ Neolithic Revolution

Abstract: Was the British Neolithic a take-it-or-leave-it “package” which included building monuments and giving up fish? Julian Thomas thinks there was some room for creative packaging on the home front.

Cited by 79 publications

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Neolithic Dispersal in Far Northeast Europe: Ways and Chronology

Neolithic Dispersal in Far Northeast Europe: Ways and Chronology

Assemblages and Scale in Archaeology

The origin and spread of the HFE-C282Y haemochromatosis mutation

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