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New insights into subsistence practices at the Mesolithic-Neolithic transition in the Central Balkans: data from dental calculus analysis

Name: New insights into subsistence practices at the Mesolithic-Neolithic transition in the Central Balkans: data from dental calculus analysis
Keywords: dental calculus analysis, Neolithic transition, subsistence, Central Balkans

Jovanović, Jelena; Power, Robert; Stefanović, Sofija;

Open Access English

Published: 05 Sep 2018

Summary

Abstract

One of the major debates in European prehistory concerns the nature of the Neolithic Transition. The Neolithic way of life, where a sedentary farming spreading from the Near East to the Central Europe replaced forager lifestyles, changed human biology, dietary choices and subsistence strategies. The Balkans represents one of the key areas for studying the process of Neolithisation, as it is located at the crossroad between the Near East and Central Europe. Results of previous dietary studies in the Central Balkan area, based on stable isotope data (C, N, S) indicate that many Neolithic humans remained reliant on aquatic resources. The speed of the Neolithisation...

Persistent Identifiers

doi: 10.5281/zenodo.1477880 , 10.5281/zenodo.1477879

Subjects

free text keywords: dental calculus analysis, Neolithic transition, subsistence, Central Balkans

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EC| BIRTH