Dispersals as demographic processes: testing and describing the spread of the Neolithic in the Balkans
Although population history and dispersal are back at the forefront of the archaeological agenda, they are often studied in relative isolation. This contribution aims at combining both dimensions, as population dispersal is, by definition, a demographic process. Using a case study drawn from the Ear...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B. Biological sciences 2021-01, Vol.376 (1816), p.20200231-20200231 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Although population history and dispersal are back at the forefront of the archaeological agenda, they are often studied in relative isolation. This contribution aims at combining both dimensions, as population dispersal is, by definition, a demographic process. Using a case study drawn from the Early Neolithic of South-Eastern Europe, we use radiocarbon dates to jointly investigate changes in speed and population size linked to the new food production economy and demonstrate that the spread of farming in this region corresponds to a density-dependent dispersal process. The implications of this characterization are evaluated in the discussion. This article is part of the theme issue 'Cross-disciplinary approaches to prehistoric demography'. |
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ISSN: | 0962-8436 1471-2970 |
DOI: | 10.1098/rstb.2020.0231 |