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Connections between the Levant and the Balkans in the late Middle Pleistocene: Archaeological findings from Velika and Mala Balanica Caves (Serbia)
(ElsevierAcademic Press, 2022)
Major changes in the technological, economic, and social behavior of Middle Pleistocene hominins
occurred at the onset of the Middle Paleolithic, 400e200 ka. However, until recently it was not possible
to establish when, ...
Microbotanical evidence for the spread of cereal use during the Mesolithic-Neolithic transition in the Southeastern Europe (Danube Gorges): Data from dental calculus analysis
(Academic Press Ltd- Elsevier Science Ltd, London, 2021)
Research increasingly suggests that natural and social environments shaped the Neolithic expansion of the farming niche into Europe. The Danube Gorges, on account of its position between the Mediterranean and more temperate ...
Beyond the Bounds of Western Europe: Paleolithic Art in the Balkan Peninsula
(Springer, New York, 2020)
Paleolithic art offers unique perspectives on prehistoric societies and cultures. It is also considered a key component of modern human behavior. Until recently, Paleolithic artworks were thought to be geographically ...
Neanderthal settlement of the Central Balkans during MIS 5: Evidence from Pešturina Cave, Serbia
(Elsevier Ltd, 2021)
Recent research in the southern Central Balkans has resulted in the discovery of the first Middle Paleolithic sites in this region. Systematic excavations of Velika and Mala Balanica, and Pešturina (southern Serbia) revealed ...
Crown Formation Times of Deciduous Teeth and Age at Death in Neolithic Newborns
(Universidad de la Frontera, 2021)
The aim of the present study was to investigate the possibility of estimating crown formation times of immature deciduous teeth and age at death in Neolithic newborns. In the Neolithic-Mesolithic transition, the health of ...
Prehistory of Serbia: A Breef Overview
(Cham : Springer, 2022)
esearch has shown that the territory present-day Serbia was continuously inhabited from the earliest prehistoric to historic times. Covering most of what is Serbia today, the Central Balkans acted as an important migration ...
Low Prevalence of Lactase Persistence in Bronze Age Europe Indicates Ongoing Strong Selection over the Last 3,000 Years
(Cell Press, Cambridge, 2020)
Lactase persistence (LP), the continued expression of lactase into adulthood, is the most strongly selected single gene trait over the last 10,000 years in multiple human populations. It has been posited that the primary ...
The Neolithic Demographic Transition in the Central Balkans: population dynamics reconstruction based on new radiocarbon evidence
(Royal Society Publishing, 2021)
In this paper, we test the hypothesis of the Neolithic Demographic Transition in the Central Balkan Early Neolithic (6250-5300 BC) by applying the method of summed calibrated probability distributions to the set of more ...
Using Histological Staining Techniques to Improve Visualization and Interpretability of Tooth Cementum Annulation Analysis
(Universidad de la Frontera, 2021)
The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effect of different staining techniques on applicability and accuracy of tooth cement tun annulation (TCA) method. Nine decalcination techniques, 8 dehydration protocols and ...
Stressful times for women- Increased physiological stress in Neolithic females detected in tooth cementum
(Academic Press Ltd- Elsevier Science Ltd, London, 2020)
We used the tooth cementum annulation method (TCA) to investigate physiological stress before and during the Neolithic demographic transition in Europe. Episodes of physiological stress are reflected as "stress layers" in ...