The first farmers of Europe : an evolutionary perspective / Stephen Shennan, Institute of Archaeology, University of London.
"Knowledge of the origin and spread of farming has been revolutionised in recent years by the application of new scientific techniques, especially the analysis of ancient DNA from human genomes. In this book, Stephen Shennan presents the latest research on the spread of farming by archaeologist...
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Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY, USA :
Cambridge University Press,
[2018]
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction: population, resources and life histories
- The origins of agriculture in South-West Asia
- The first westward expansion of farming
- The spread of farming into Central Europe
- Maritime expansion in the central and west Mediterranean
- Continental temperate Europe 7000-5500 BP: internal expansion and adaption
- First farmers in southern Scandinavia
- The farming colonisation of Britain and Ireland
- Conclusion: evolutionary patterns and processes.