Ancient DNA and the European Neolithic: Relations and Descent Whittle Alasdair
Ancient DNA and the European Neolithic: Relations and Descent Whittle Alasdair The current paradigm-changing ancient DNA revolution is offering unparalleled insights into central problems within…
Specifikacia Ancient DNA and the European Neolithic: Relations and Descent Whittle Alasdair
Ancient DNA and the European Neolithic: Relations and Descent Whittle Alasdair
The current paradigm-changing ancient DNA revolution is offering unparalleled insights into central problems within archaeology relating to the movement of populations and individuals, patterns of descent, relationships and aspects of identity - at many scales and of many different kinds. We now have new evidence for the movement and mixture of people at the start of the Neolithic, as farming spread from the east, and at its end, when the first metals as well as novel styles of pottery and burial practices arrived in the Chalcolithic. The impact of recent ancient DNA results can be seen particularly clearly in studies of the European Neolithic, the subject of contributions presented in this volume.
The terms of archaeological debate for this period have been permanently altered, In addition, there has been a wealth of new data to inform complex questions of identities and relationships.