Abstract Neolithic occupation of the Orkney Islands, in north Scotland, probably began mid fourth millennium cal BC, culminating a range settlements, including stone-built houses, varied tombs and two noteworthy stone circles. The environmental landscape context spectacular archaeology, however, remains poorly understood. We applied Multiple Scenario Approach (MSA) to pollen records from Mainla...

in certain environments such as iran highlands, major innovations in lifestyle, as the emergence of agriculture and domestication of animals, are thought to have led to population expansions. historical studies showed that at some point in history (from the third to the first millennium bc) dramatic changes have been taken place on the iranian plateau. to trace the genetic affinity between the ...

The ancient Iraqis left us, through cuneiform tablets, important archives of records economic activity, which are a fertile and open field for research study. Among the most these accounting in Sumerian term (nig2-kas7..ak) is mentioned translated by researchers as "balanced account" or "budget accounts". This has great importance context interpretation economy Iraq, especially texts end third ...

Xinjiang, in Northwestern China, was a key point the prehistoric trans-Eurasian network of exchange and played an important role facilitating dispersal crops across Eurasia. Millet were first cultivated used ca. 10,000 years ago Northern from where they spread via different routes, leaving intriguing traces various sites Xinjiang. This paper presents latest data on millet By employing multidisc...

In the four decades since the discovery that a discrete Bronze Age preceded the Iron Age in mainland Southeast Asia, much has been learned about the dating, technology, production, organization, and use of bronze metallurgy in the region, particularly in prehistoric Thailand. Although independent invention of copper smelting in Southeast Asia has not been considered likely by most regional arch...