The Scythians are frequently presented, in popular and academic thought alike, as highly
mobile warrior nomads who posed a great economic risk to growing Mediterranean empires …

Bioarchaeological studies provide a valuable contribution to the understanding of the
economy and activities of prehistoric populations in mountain regions. The Late Bronze Age …

This study investigates the modes of subsistence practices of a Middle Don Catacomb
Culture community for which archaeological evidence suggests a reliance on seasonal …

This paper evaluates risk-oriented frameworks for explaining environmental, social, and
economic changes faced by fishing and herding communities in the Turkana Basin during …

The question of mobility of Bronze Age societies in southern Central Asia is a lively subject
for discussion and remains a key aspect for understanding past human life. Central Asia …

Zooarchaeological research all over Europe has suggested a generalised pattern of
livestock size decrease during the transition between the Roman times and the Early Middle …

Common assumptions about the ephemeral archaeological signature of pastoralist
settlements have limited the application of geophysical techniques in the investigation of …

This book explores the complex relationship between production, trade, and connectivity in
pre-Roman Italy, confronting established ideas about the connections between people …

Resettlement, as a major imperial policy in the Inca empire, appears to have been a
widespread mechanism for labor mobilization and the dismantling of rebellions. While …

Not even a dozen burials are known from Neolithic times in the area of modern-day
Mongolia. This period is of utmost interest as it constitutes the transitional phase from hunter …