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 …

After 500 y of colonizing the forest-steppe area northwest of the Black Sea, on the territories
of what is today Moldova and Ukraine, Trypillia societies founded large, aggregated …

Chernozems are among the most fertile agricultural soils on Earth and are important
terrestrial carbon reservoirs. Since the Miocene-advent of grassland-ecosystems, they …

We present a comprehensive data-based characterization of the subsistence economy of
Chalcolithic Cucuteni–Trypillia societies (CTS) on the Moldovian and Suceava plateaus and …

Broomcorn millet (Panicum miliaceum L.) was first domesticated in China and dispersed
westward via Central Asia in the 3rd millennium BC, reaching Europe in the 2nd millennium …

The inhabitants of the vast Chalcolithic Trypillia sites of Eastern Europe required highly
organised strategies to meet subsistence needs. Here, the authors use isotopic analyses of …

At the end of the fifth millennium bc, some of the largest settlements of the time emerged on
the Pontic forest steppe. Some scholars proposed to include these mega-sites into the …

This paper critically examines how power is understood and used in archaeological
interpretation of prehistoric societies. We argue that studies on power within archaeology …

Prehistoric sites in NE Romania are facing major threats more than ever, both from natural
and human-induced hazards. One of the main reasons are the climate change determined …

Prehistoric monuments often constitute evident landmarks and sometimes, after falling into
disuse, fascinated local people enough to stimulate speculations about their origin over …