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Dating the spread of the Neolithic The radiocarbon evidence

Dating the spread of the Neolithic The radiocarbon evidence. Dr Marc Vander Linden Université Libre de Bruxelles / University of Cambridge. The spread of the European Neolithic. Where ?. When ?. How ?. The ‘wave-of-advance’ & variants. Demic diffusion Genetic / linguistic implications

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Dating the spread of the Neolithic The radiocarbon evidence

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  1. Dating the spread of the NeolithicThe radiocarbon evidence Dr Marc Vander Linden Université Libre de Bruxelles / University of Cambridge

  2. The spread of the European Neolithic Where ? When ? How ?

  3. The ‘wave-of-advance’ & variants • Demic diffusion • Genetic / linguistic implications • Changing proportions of local foragers vs. incoming agriculturalists • Restricted appraisal of other potential factors e.g. A. Ammerman, P. Bellwood, G. Cavalli-Sforza,C. Renfrew, M. Zvelebil After Cavalli-Sforza 1993

  4. Regional models • Uneven short-scale extensions & stops • Variability of potential involved factors • Subjective identification of stops e.g. G. Barker, J. Guilaine, C. Runnels, T. van Andel, A. Whittle, M. Zvelebil After Guilaine 2003

  5. Radiocarbon database

  6. Structure of the radiocarbon database • Database structure: country, period, site name + type, lab code, date BP + standard deviation (< 150 years), nature of date/sample, archaeological context, geographical coordinates, references • Data collection: Shennan & Steele 2000, RADON database, Jadin 2003, IPA, ORAU, Biagi et al. 2005,... • Data selection: Late Mesolithic, Early Neolithic, all dates for archaeological cultures associated with inception of Neolithic practices

  7. Radiocarbon database: March 2007 Distribution based on 3883 dates 20 dates Mesolithic Neolithic

  8. Future development of the database • Further data collection: eastern Europe, Balkans (e.g. IPCTE), northern Europe (TRBK, Corded Ware), recent published dating programmes (e.g. Cambridge Archaeological Journal 17, suppl.) • Future data collection: targeted fieldwork + sample selection • Auditing of the database: critical assessment of dates, AMS vs. conventional, wood vs. short-lived material, ‘detailed knowledge of the shape of the calibration curve’

  9. Mathematical models vs.14C evidence Point O is arbitrarily set in Jericho After Davison et al. 2006

  10. Calibration curve for the 6th mill. BC After Bronk Ramsey 2005

  11. LBK 470 dates, 159 sites 11 dates: 5600 - 5350 BC Körös 64 dates, 19 sites 35 dates: 6000 - 5700 BC Available radiocarbon evidence

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