Demography of the Early Neolithic Population in Central Balkans: Population Dynamics Reconstruction Using Summed Radiocarbon Probability Distributions
Апстракт
The Central Balkans region is of great importance for understanding the spread of the Neolithic in Europe but the Early Neolithic population dynamics of the region is unknown. In this study we apply the method of summed calibrated probability distributions to a set of published radiocarbon dates from the Republic of Serbia in order to reconstruct population dynamics in the Early Neolithic in this part of the Central Balkans. The results indicate that there was a significant population growth after similar to 6200 calBC, when the Neolithic was introduced into the region, followed by a bust at the end of the Early Neolithic phase (similar to 5400 calBC). These results are broadly consistent with the predictions of the Neolithic Demographic Transition theory and the patterns of population booms and busts detected in other regions of Europe. These results suggest that the cultural process that underlies the patterns observed in Central and Western Europe was also in operation in the Centra...l Balkan Neolithic and that the population increase component of this process can be considered as an important factor for the spread of the Neolithic as envisioned in the demic diffusion hypothesis.
Извор:
PLoS One, 2016, 11, 8Издавач:
- Public Library Science, San Francisco
Финансирање / пројекти:
- Births, mothers and babies: prehistoric fertility in the Balkans between 10000-5000 BC (EU-H2020-640557)
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0160832
ISSN: 1932-6203
PubMed: 27508413
WoS: 000381380400057
Scopus: 2-s2.0-84983490149
Институција/група
Arheologija / ArchaeologyTY - JOUR AU - Porčić, Marko AU - Blagojević, Tamara AU - Stefanović, Sofija PY - 2016 UR - http://reff.f.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/2103 AB - The Central Balkans region is of great importance for understanding the spread of the Neolithic in Europe but the Early Neolithic population dynamics of the region is unknown. In this study we apply the method of summed calibrated probability distributions to a set of published radiocarbon dates from the Republic of Serbia in order to reconstruct population dynamics in the Early Neolithic in this part of the Central Balkans. The results indicate that there was a significant population growth after similar to 6200 calBC, when the Neolithic was introduced into the region, followed by a bust at the end of the Early Neolithic phase (similar to 5400 calBC). These results are broadly consistent with the predictions of the Neolithic Demographic Transition theory and the patterns of population booms and busts detected in other regions of Europe. These results suggest that the cultural process that underlies the patterns observed in Central and Western Europe was also in operation in the Central Balkan Neolithic and that the population increase component of this process can be considered as an important factor for the spread of the Neolithic as envisioned in the demic diffusion hypothesis. PB - Public Library Science, San Francisco T2 - PLoS One T1 - Demography of the Early Neolithic Population in Central Balkans: Population Dynamics Reconstruction Using Summed Radiocarbon Probability Distributions IS - 8 VL - 11 DO - 10.1371/journal.pone.0160832 ER -
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Porčić, M., Blagojević, T.,& Stefanović, S.. (2016). Demography of the Early Neolithic Population in Central Balkans: Population Dynamics Reconstruction Using Summed Radiocarbon Probability Distributions. in PLoS One Public Library Science, San Francisco., 11(8). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0160832
Porčić M, Blagojević T, Stefanović S. Demography of the Early Neolithic Population in Central Balkans: Population Dynamics Reconstruction Using Summed Radiocarbon Probability Distributions. in PLoS One. 2016;11(8). doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0160832 .
Porčić, Marko, Blagojević, Tamara, Stefanović, Sofija, "Demography of the Early Neolithic Population in Central Balkans: Population Dynamics Reconstruction Using Summed Radiocarbon Probability Distributions" in PLoS One, 11, no. 8 (2016), https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0160832 . .