Social network analysis (SNA) in archaeology has become important for a range of
theoretical and methodological approaches that can more generally be characterized as …

Estimating past population dynamics has become a major research topic for archaeology,
which uses several proxies for studying past demography. The Czech Republic represents a …

A lively and accessible introduction to themes and debates in archaeological theory for
students of all levels Archaeological Theory is a relatable, accessible, reader-friendly first …

This Element was written to meet the theoretical and methodological challenge raised by the
third science revolution and its implications for how to study and interpret European …

New human aDNA studies have once again brought to the forefront the role of mobility and
migration in shaping social phenomena in European prehistory, processes that recent …

This paper discusses and synthesizes the consequences of the archaeogenetic revolution to
our understanding of mobility and social change during the Neolithic period in Europe (6500 …

Paleobiology struggled for decades to influence our understanding of evolution and the
history of life because it was stymied by a focus on microevolution and an incredibly patchy …

Two recent palaeogenetic studies have identified a movement of Yamnaya peoples from the
Eurasian steppe to Central Europe in the third millennium BC. Their findings are reminiscent …

Recent advances in archeogenetics have revived an interest in grand narratives in which
ethnic groups are once again thought to be agents of historical change. New scientific …

Archaeological data is always incomplete, frequently unreliable, often replete with unknown
unknowns, but we nevertheless make the best of what we have and use it to build our …