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The second phase of Neolithization in east-central Europe

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Marek Nowak
Marek Nowak*
Affiliation:
Uniwersytet Jagielloński, Instytut Archeologii, 31-007 Kraków, ul. Golębia 11, Poland, [email protected]
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Abstract

This paper presents archaeological and palynological evidence for long continuation of the Mesolithic way of life in east-central Europe irrespective of the presence of early Neolithic farmers. The complete Neolithization of the area took place only about 3500 BC, as a consequence of long-term interactions between indigenous foragers and exotic farmers.

Keywords

Neolithizationeast-central Europepalynologypotteryflints
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Antiquity , Volume 75 , Issue 289 , September 2001 , pp. 582 - 592
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Copyright © Antiquity Publications Ltd. 2001

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