Linked e-resources
Details
Table of Contents
About the Editors; Contributors; Chapter 1: Current Thoughts on the Neolithisation Process of the Western Mediterranean; References; Part I: New Discoveries and New Ideas About the Mediterranean Neolithic; Chapter 2: The Neolithic Transition: From the Eastern to the Western Mediterranean; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 The Levantine Middle East and the Southeast Anatolia; 2.3 The Cypriot Neolithic: A History in Stages; 2.4 The Anatolian Diffusion; 2.5 The Southern Aegean and Crete; 2.6 From the Aegean to the Adriatic; 2.7 The Opening of the Adriatic, Italy and Beyond; 2.8 A Matter of Timing?
2.9 A Summary of the Chronological FrameworkReferences; Chapter 3: New Approaches to the Neolithic Transition: The Last Hunters and First Farmers of the Western Mediterranean; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Mesolithic and Neolithic Settlement in the Northwest Mediterranean Region Between 6000 and 5000 cal BC; 3.3 Testing Neolithic/Mesolithic Contact and Interaction; 3.4 Confirming Mesolithic and Neolithic Identities; 3.5 Conclusion; References; Part II: Reconstructing Times and Modeling Processes; Chapter 4: Timing the Western Mediterranean Last Hunter-Gatherers and First Farmers; 4.1 Introduction
4.2 Archaeological Background4.3 Western Mediterranean Radiocarbon Dataset; 4.4 Building Chronologies; 4.5 Timing the Neolithisation process in the Western Mediterranean; 4.6 Conclusion; References; Chapter 5: Alternative Stories of Agricultural Origins: The Neolithic Spread in the Iberian Peninsula; 5.1 Modeling the Neolithic Spread in Europe: An Iberian Perspective; 5.2 The Neolithic Spread Model; 5.3 Archaeological Background for Computational Modeling; 5.3.1 The Radiocarbon Iberian Dataset; 5.3.1.1 Dates from Human Burial Contexts; 5.3.1.2 Context of Radiocarbon Samples; 5.4 Results
5.4.1 Comparing Simulation Results Against Oldest Vs. Best Dates5.4.2 Comparing Results of Best Dates Versus Dates on Domestic + Short-Lived Taxa; 5.4.3 Comparing Results of Short-Lived Date Set Vs. Dates on Domestic Taxa Only; 5.5 Concluding Remarks; References; Part III: Landscape Interactions: Farming and Herding; Chapter 6: Neolithic Human Societies and Woodlands in the North-Western Mediterranean Region: Wood and Charcoal Analysis; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Iberian Peninsula; 6.2.1 Early Holocene: Chronological, Regional and/or Cultural Differences; 6.2.2 The First Farming Communities
6.3 Neolithic Vegetation in Southern France, at Low and Middle Altitudes6.3.1 The Ancient and Complex History of Landscapes; 6.3.2 The Mesolithic Flora Diversity, Inherited from the Climatic Warming; 6.3.3 The Development of Temperate Woodlands and Regional Variations; 6.3.4 The Neolithic Societies Transformed the Deciduous Oak-Dominated Woodlands; 6.3.5 A Mosaic of Landscapes for Each Period; 6.4 Conclusion; References; Chapter 7: Evidence for Early Crop Management Practices in the Western Mediterranean: Latest Data, New Developments and Future...; 7.1 Introduction
2.9 A Summary of the Chronological FrameworkReferences; Chapter 3: New Approaches to the Neolithic Transition: The Last Hunters and First Farmers of the Western Mediterranean; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Mesolithic and Neolithic Settlement in the Northwest Mediterranean Region Between 6000 and 5000 cal BC; 3.3 Testing Neolithic/Mesolithic Contact and Interaction; 3.4 Confirming Mesolithic and Neolithic Identities; 3.5 Conclusion; References; Part II: Reconstructing Times and Modeling Processes; Chapter 4: Timing the Western Mediterranean Last Hunter-Gatherers and First Farmers; 4.1 Introduction
4.2 Archaeological Background4.3 Western Mediterranean Radiocarbon Dataset; 4.4 Building Chronologies; 4.5 Timing the Neolithisation process in the Western Mediterranean; 4.6 Conclusion; References; Chapter 5: Alternative Stories of Agricultural Origins: The Neolithic Spread in the Iberian Peninsula; 5.1 Modeling the Neolithic Spread in Europe: An Iberian Perspective; 5.2 The Neolithic Spread Model; 5.3 Archaeological Background for Computational Modeling; 5.3.1 The Radiocarbon Iberian Dataset; 5.3.1.1 Dates from Human Burial Contexts; 5.3.1.2 Context of Radiocarbon Samples; 5.4 Results
5.4.1 Comparing Simulation Results Against Oldest Vs. Best Dates5.4.2 Comparing Results of Best Dates Versus Dates on Domestic + Short-Lived Taxa; 5.4.3 Comparing Results of Short-Lived Date Set Vs. Dates on Domestic Taxa Only; 5.5 Concluding Remarks; References; Part III: Landscape Interactions: Farming and Herding; Chapter 6: Neolithic Human Societies and Woodlands in the North-Western Mediterranean Region: Wood and Charcoal Analysis; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Iberian Peninsula; 6.2.1 Early Holocene: Chronological, Regional and/or Cultural Differences; 6.2.2 The First Farming Communities
6.3 Neolithic Vegetation in Southern France, at Low and Middle Altitudes6.3.1 The Ancient and Complex History of Landscapes; 6.3.2 The Mesolithic Flora Diversity, Inherited from the Climatic Warming; 6.3.3 The Development of Temperate Woodlands and Regional Variations; 6.3.4 The Neolithic Societies Transformed the Deciduous Oak-Dominated Woodlands; 6.3.5 A Mosaic of Landscapes for Each Period; 6.4 Conclusion; References; Chapter 7: Evidence for Early Crop Management Practices in the Western Mediterranean: Latest Data, New Developments and Future...; 7.1 Introduction