Conflict and warfare are central but also disputed themes in discussions about the European
Neolithic. Although a few recent population studies provide broad overviews, only a very …

It is notable how little gender archaeology has been written for the European Neolithic, in
contrast to the following Bronze Age. We cannot blame this absence on a lack of empirical …

Carbon and nitrogen stable isotopes (δ 13 C and δ 15 N) have made a huge contribution to
understanding dietary change across the Mesolithic-Neolithic transition. One of the major …

This work demonstrates the importance of integrating sexual division of labour into the
research of the transition to the Neolithic and its social implications. During the spread of the …

The transition from hunting-gathering to agriculture stands as one of the most important
dietary revolutions in human history. Yet, due to a scarcity of well-preserved human remains …

This paper is concerned with the impact of ancient DNA data on our models of the Mesolithic–
Neolithic transition in central Europe. Beginning with a brief overview of how genetic data …

Abstract During the Late Neolithic (ca. 3500–2900 cal BC), the Rioja Alavesa region of north‐
central Spain witnessed great demographic pressure and social unrest, manifested as …

Well-informed archaeological and bioarchaeological kinship analyses yield important new
understandings of prehistoric societies, open new avenues of exploration, and make …

Variation in burial location and treatment is often observed in the prehistoric archaeological
record, but its interpretation is usually highly ambiguous. Biomolecular approaches provide …

Computational methods recently gained momentum in archaeological science, particularly
affecting large site distribution samples and environmental explanatory parameters …