Appendices: Persistent Traditions A long-term perspective on communities in the process of Neolithisation in the Lower Rhine Area (5500-2500 cal BC)

The adoption of agriculture is one of the major developments in human history. Archaeological studies have demonstrated that the trajectories of Neolithisation in Northwest Europe were diverse. This book presents a study into the archaeology of the communities involved in the process of Neolithisati...

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Main Author: Amkreutz, Luc W.S.W (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Leiden Sidestone Press 2013
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