Early Neolithic genomes from the eastern Fertile Crescent

F Broushaki, MG Thomas, V Link, S López, L Van Dorp… - Science, 2016 - science.org
We sequenced Early Neolithic genomes from the Zagros region of Iran (eastern Fertile
Crescent), where some of the earliest evidence for farming is found, and identify a previously …

Ancient cattle genomics, origins, and rapid turnover in the Fertile Crescent

MP Verdugo, VE Mullin, A Scheu, V Mattiangeli… - Science, 2019 - science.org
Genome-wide analysis of 67 ancient Near Eastern cattle, Bos taurus, remains reveals
regional variation that has since been obscured by admixture in modern populations …

Between China and South Asia: A Middle Asian corridor of crop dispersal and agricultural innovation in the Bronze Age

CJ Stevens, C Murphy, R Roberts, L Lucas… - The …, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
The period from the late third millennium BC to the start of the first millennium AD witnesses
the first steps towards food globalization in which a significant number of important crops …

Ancient goat genomes reveal mosaic domestication in the Fertile Crescent

KG Daly, P Maisano Delser, VE Mullin, A Scheu… - Science, 2018 - science.org
Current genetic data are equivocal as to whether goat domestication occurred multiple times
or was a singular process. We generated genomic data from 83 ancient goats (51 with …

[图书][B] The archaeology of Iran from the Palaeolithic to the Achaemenid empire

R Matthews, HF Nashli - 2022 - taylorfrancis.com
The Archaeology of Iran from the Palaeolithic to the Archaemenid Empire is the first modern
academic study to provide a synthetic, diachronic analysis of the archaeology and early …

Barley heads east: Genetic analyses reveal routes of spread through diverse Eurasian landscapes

DL Lister, H Jones, HR Oliveira, CA Petrie, X Liu… - PloS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
One of the world's most important crops, barley, was domesticated in the Near East around
11,000 years ago. Barley is a highly resilient crop, able to grown in varied and marginal …

Harvesting cereals at Tappeh Sang-e Chakhmaq and the introduction of farming in Northeastern Iran during the Neolithic

F Pichon, JJ Ibanez Estevez, PC Anderson, A Tsuneki - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Tappeh Sang-e Chakhmaq is the only Neolithic site in Northeastern Iran, characterised by
aceramic and ceramic levels corresponding to an occupation of 1500 years from the eighth …

Diffusion of Anatolian and Caucasian obsidian in the Zagros Mountains and the highlands of Iran: Elements of explanation in'least cost path'models

O Barge, HA Kharanaghi, F Biglari, B Moradi… - Quaternary …, 2018 - Elsevier
Diffusion of Anatolian and Caucasian obsidian in the Zagros Mountains and the highlands of
Iran: Elements of explanation in 'least cost path' models - ScienceDirect Skip to main contentSkip …

Neolithization during the 6th Millennium BCE in Western Central Asia: New Evidence from Kaynar Kamar Rockshelter, Hissar Mountains, Southeast Uzbekistan

Y Nishiaki, O Aripdjanov, S Arai, C Akashi… - … Research in Asia, 2022 - Elsevier
The advent of the Neolithic period in Central Asia was marked by the establishment of the
Jeitun culture during the 7th–6th millennium BCE in the northern foothills of the Kopet Dagh …

Landscape evolution and agro-sylvo-pastoral activities on the Gorgan Plain (NE Iran) in the last 6000 years

LS Shumilovskikh, K Hopper, M Djamali… - The …, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
The Gorgan Plain (NE Iran) is characterized by fertile soils formed on a loess plateau and is
at present primarily exploited for intensive agriculture. However, the timing and intensity of …