Neolithic pots and potters in Europe: the end of ‘demic diffusion’ migratory model
In this paper we discuss the inventions and re-inventions of ceramic technology and pot- tery dispersals in foraging and farming contexts in Eurasia. We focus on narratives that operate with- in interpretative paradigms that suggest movements of unidirectional colonisation and ‘demic’ diffusion, an...
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In this paper we discuss the inventions and re-inventions of ceramic technology and pot- tery dispersals in foraging and farming contexts in Eurasia. We focus on narratives that operate with- in interpretative paradigms that suggest movements of unidirectional colonisation and ‘demic’ diffusion, and a correlation between pottery and human DNA haplogroup distributions in Europe in the Initial Neolithic. In addition, we present the results of ancient, Mesolithic and Neolithic mitochon- drial DNA analyses, which suggest variations in population trajectories in prehistoric Europe. We comment on a hypothesis presented recently on the correlation between the distribution of the lactase (LCT) gene –13 910*T in the modern population of Europe, which has been shown to be associated with lactase persistence and dairying, and the Neolithic transition to farming in Central Europe.
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| spelling | doaj.art-261739cf738341bfacbb2fe038e4457e2023-01-18T09:20:42ZengUniversity of Ljubljana Press (Založba Univerze v Ljubljani)Documenta Praehistorica1408-967X1854-24922013-12-014010.4312/dp.40.5Neolithic pots and potters in Europe: the end of ‘demic diffusion’ migratory modelMihael Budja0Department of Archaeology, Faculty of Arts, University of Ljubljana In this paper we discuss the inventions and re-inventions of ceramic technology and pot- tery dispersals in foraging and farming contexts in Eurasia. We focus on narratives that operate with- in interpretative paradigms that suggest movements of unidirectional colonisation and ‘demic’ diffusion, and a correlation between pottery and human DNA haplogroup distributions in Europe in the Initial Neolithic. In addition, we present the results of ancient, Mesolithic and Neolithic mitochon- drial DNA analyses, which suggest variations in population trajectories in prehistoric Europe. We comment on a hypothesis presented recently on the correlation between the distribution of the lactase (LCT) gene –13 910*T in the modern population of Europe, which has been shown to be associated with lactase persistence and dairying, and the Neolithic transition to farming in Central Europe. https://journals.uni-lj.si/DocumentaPraehistorica/article/view/977Eurasianeolithisationdemic diffusionpotteryhuman DNA and aDNA |
| spellingShingle | Mihael Budja Neolithic pots and potters in Europe: the end of ‘demic diffusion’ migratory model Documenta Praehistorica Eurasia neolithisation demic diffusion pottery human DNA and aDNA |
| title | Neolithic pots and potters in Europe: the end of ‘demic diffusion’ migratory model |
| title_full | Neolithic pots and potters in Europe: the end of ‘demic diffusion’ migratory model |
| title_fullStr | Neolithic pots and potters in Europe: the end of ‘demic diffusion’ migratory model |
| title_full_unstemmed | Neolithic pots and potters in Europe: the end of ‘demic diffusion’ migratory model |
| title_short | Neolithic pots and potters in Europe: the end of ‘demic diffusion’ migratory model |
| title_sort | neolithic pots and potters in europe the end of demic diffusion migratory model |
| topic | Eurasia neolithisation demic diffusion pottery human DNA and aDNA |
| url | https://journals.uni-lj.si/DocumentaPraehistorica/article/view/977 |
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