Western Eurasia witnessed several large-scale human migrations during the Holocene,,,–.
Here, to investigate the cross-continental effects of these migrations, we shotgun-sequenced …

Abstract In European and many African, Middle Eastern and southern Asian populations,
lactase persistence (LP) is the most strongly selected monogenic trait to have evolved over …

Abstract The Eastern European steppe and forest-steppe is a key region for understanding
the emergence of pottery in Europe. The vast region encompasses the basins of two major …

The earliest pottery on the Korean peninsula dates to the early Holocene, notably later than
other regions of East Asia, such as Japan, the Russian Far East and Southern China. To …

Human history has been shaped by global dispersals of technologies, although
understanding of what enabled these processes is limited. Here, we explore the behavioural …

The introduction of pottery vessels to Europe has long been seen as closely linked with the
spread of agriculture and pastoralism from the Near East. The adoption of pottery technology …

Pottery production, like fermentation, is a highly skilled technology that requires the careful
selection and transformation of raw ingredients under controlled conditions. Although the …

Chemical analyses of carbonized and absorbed organic residues from archaeological
ceramic cooking vessels can provide a unique window into the culinary cultures of ancient …

The emergence of pottery in Europe is associated with two distinct traditions: hunter-
gatherers in the east of the continent during the early 6th millennium BC and early …

The emergence of pottery among Stone Age hunter-gatherer societies of Eurasia constitutes
one of the major open questions in Old World prehistory. Located halfway between the …