Plant resins, tars and organic fossil substances provide valuable insights into the ecological, environmental cultural contexts of ancient societies. Their study offers evidence past know-how, production systems, socio-economic networks mobility. In this paper, we present new data from 16 sites located in North-West Mediterranean that exploitation these for their adhesive hydrophobic properties...

Abstract The disposal of cultural material at Çatalhöyük, Turkey (7100–5950 cal BCE) has created substantial midden deposits between buildings and within abandoned houses. These consist a variety materials, including environmental remains such as eggshell, mollusks, seeds, phytoliths, charcoal, fecal material, along with artefacts pottery, figurines, beads, lithics. Animal bone human also form ...

The research conducted at site 7 in Krzyż Wielkopolski has provided evidence of long-term occupation this area from the Late Palaeolithic (Sviderian) to modern era. Undoubtedly most intensive is related Early Mesolithic communities Preboreal and Boreal Periods. However, pottery fragments, flint tools, perhaps also belemnite artefacts, all associated with societies Corded Ware culture, prove Neo...

Recent excavations at Pre-Pottery Neolithic A (PPNA) WF16 in southern Jordan have revealed remarkable evidence of architectural developments in the early Neolithic. This sheds light on both special purpose structures and "domestic" settlement, allowing fresh insights into the development of increasingly sedentary communities and the social systems they supported. The development of sedentary co...

Debates surrounding the nature of the Neolithic demographic transition in Europe have historically centred on two opposing models; a 'demic' diffusion model whereby incoming farmers from the Near East and Anatolia effectively replaced or completely assimilated indigenous Mesolithic foraging communities and an 'indigenist' model resting on the assumption that ideas relating to agriculture and an...