The domestication of animals led to a major shift in human subsistence patterns, from a
hunter–gatherer to a sedentary agricultural lifestyle, which ultimately resulted in the …

The Indo-European Homeland from Linguistic and Archaeological Perspectives | Annual
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INTRODUCTION According to the commonly accepted “steppe hypothesis,” the initial
spread of Indo-European (IE) languages into both Europe and Asia took place with …

Abstract The Bronze Age of Eurasia (around 3000–1000 BC) was a period of major cultural
changes. However, there is debate about whether these changes resulted from the …

The bacteria Yersinia pestis is the etiological agent of plague and has caused human
pandemics with millions of deaths in historic times. How and when it originated remains …

There seems to be a general feeling that some fundamental changes are underway in
archaeological thinking and have been for some time now. One need only look at some …

Bronze is the defining metal of the European Bronze Age and has been at the center of
archaeological and science-based research for well over a century. Archaeometallurgical …

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 …

A powerful and provocative exploration of how war has changed our society—for the better."
War!..../What is it good for?/Absolutely nothing," says the famous song—but archaeology …

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 …