Medieval History
Humans may have undergone a gradual rather than an abrupt transition from fishing, hunting and gathering to farming, according to a new study of ancient pottery.
Researchers at the University of York and the University of Bradford analysed cooking residues preserved in 133 ceramic vessels from the Western Baltic regions of Northern Europe to establish whether these residues were from terrestrial, marine or freshwater organisms.
The project team studied ceramic pots from 15 sites dating to around 4,000 BC? the time when the first evidence of domesticated animals and plants was found in the region. The research, which was funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council, is published online in the latest edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).
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Medieval History
Ancient cooking pots reveal gradual transition to agriculture
Humans may have undergone a gradual rather than an abrupt transition from fishing, hunting and gathering to farming, according to a new study of ancient pottery.
Researchers at the University of York and the University of Bradford analysed cooking residues preserved in 133 ceramic vessels from the Western Baltic regions of Northern Europe to establish whether these residues were from terrestrial, marine or freshwater organisms.
The project team studied ceramic pots from 15 sites dating to around 4,000 BC? the time when the first evidence of domesticated animals and plants was found in the region. The research, which was funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council, is published online in the latest edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).
Click here to read this article from History of the Ancient World
- Paleolithic Paintings In Spain Are Over 40000 Years Old
Paleolithic paintings in El Castillo cave in Northern Spain date back at least 40,800 years ? making them Europe?s oldest known cave art, according to new research published yesterday in Science. The practice of cave art in Europe thus began up to 10,000...
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One of the most debated developments in human history is the transition from hunter-gatherer to agricultural societies. This week?s edition of Science presents the genetic findings of a Swedish-Danish research team, which show that agriculture spread...
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An international team of researchers, with the participation of the University of Tübingen, have discovered the earliest evidence for the intentional construction of plant ?bedding?. An international team of archaeologists, with the participation of...
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Researchers at Sweden?s KTH Royal Institute of Technology say they have found further proof that the wolf ancestors of today?s domesticated dogs can be traced to southern East Asia ? findings that run counter to theories placing the cradle of the canine...
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