The current human mitochondrial (mtDNA) phylogeny does not equally represent all human populations but is biased in favour of representatives originally from north and central Europe. This especially affects the phylogeny of some uncommon West Eurasian haplogroups, including I and W, whose southern European and Near Eastern components are very poorly represented, suggesting that extensive hidde...

Genetic signatures from the Paleolithic inhabitants of Eurasia can be traced from the early divergent mitochondrial DNA lineages still present in contemporary human populations. Previous studies already suggested a pre-Neolithic diffusion of mitochondrial haplogroup HV*(xH,V) lineages, a relatively rare class of mtDNA types that includes parallel branches mainly distributed across Europe and We...

..................................................................................................................................................... III 1. THE NEOLITHIC IN GREECE AND EUROPE .................................................................................. 1 1.1 The origin of agriculture and birth of the first farming communities ............................ 1 1.2 The spread o...

The molecular and isotopic chemistry of organic residues from archaeological potsherds was used to obtain further insight into the dietary trends and economies at the Constance lake-shore Neolithic settlements. The archaeological organic residues from the Early Late Neolithic (3922-3902 BC) site Hornstaad-Hornle IA/Germany are, at present, the oldest archaeological samples analysed at the Insti...

Despite its strategic importance at the furthermost edge of Neolithic expansion in Europe, archaeogenetic data from Mesolithic and human remains Portugal are still very limited. Here we present ancient mtDNA evidence (mostly unpublished) to fill gap discuss pattern “genetic resurgence” hunter-gatherer (Mesolithic) ancestry, widely reported elsewhere among first megalith builders (Middle Neolith...

Dramatic events in human prehistory, such as the spread of agriculture to Europe from Anatolia and the Late Neolithic/Bronze Age (LNBA) migration from the Pontic-Caspian steppe, can be investigated using patterns of genetic variation among the people that lived in those times. In particular, studies of differing female and male demographic histories on the basis of ancient genomes can provide i...

Systematic archaeological excavations at the multicultural site of Foeni-S?la? in Romanian Banat conducted during first half 1990s uncovered evidence that was inhabited Early Neolithic, Copper, Bronze, Iron, Late Antique and Medieval Ages. This paper summarises cultural history settlement describes relevant deposits material culture each period.

While the Early Neolithic chambered tombs of Isle Man are well known and Late has been clearly defined with reference to a distinctive suite artefacts, little is about Middle Neolithic. This article reports on 17 new radiocarbon dates from cremated human remains Man. These identify five burials in cists as indicate sequences activity at cemeteries starting Each these sites examined detail. The ...