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The prehistoric hunter-gatherers of South-Eastern Europe / edited by Aitor Ruiz-Redondo and William Davies.

Redondo-Ruiz, Aitor, (editor.). Davies, William, (editor.).

Summary:

"Situating the South-Eastern European region at the crossroads between the Near East and the rest of Europe, The Prehistoric Hunter-Gatherers of South-Eastern Europe provides an interdisciplinary exploration of the Balkan record of prehistoric foragers in terms of dispersal, ecologies, evolution, and symbolism. The Balkans can increasingly be seen as a key crossroads region, connecting the Near East with the rest of Europe. Such movements of ancient human foragers were not always from east to west; eastward dispersals into the Near East also occurred. The Balkans also served as an interaction zone, where encounters between incoming and indigenous human groups led to the exchange of ideas and genes. Recently increased intensity of study in the region has led to the discovery of genetic evidence for interbreeding (Neanderthals and modern humans), as well as rock art and possible early seafaring evidence. Ruiz-Redondo and Davies set out new frameworks for future research. The Prehistoric Hunter-Gatherers of South-Eastern Europe is the first volume to evaluate the long hunter-gatherer prehistory of South-Eastern Europe, drawing together the latest evidence to restore this region to its full geographical and human evolutionary importance. This includes evidence of shifting raw material and subsistence economies, human remains and ancient DNA, and pre-Neolithic ceramics" -- Provided by publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 9780197267509
Physical Description: xx, 341 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 24 cm.
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Oxford : Published for the British Academy by Oxford University Press, 2023.
Copyright: ©2023

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

1. Introduction: current relevance and future potential of South-eastern Europe in Palaeolithic research / Aitor Ruiz-Redondo and William Davies -- 2. Lower Palaeolithic settlement of the Balkans: evidence from caves and open-air sites / Dušan Mihajlović -- 3. The complex picture of the Middle Pleistocene hominin record at the crossroads of Europe and Asia / Mirjana Roksandic, Predrag Radović and Joshua Lindal -- 4. The Middle Palaeolithic of South-Eastern Europe / Ivor Karavanić and Marko Banda -- 5. Late Pleistocene hominin settlement patterns in the Central Balkans: Šalitrena Pećina, Serbia / Ana B. Marín-Arroyo, Jennifer R. Jones, Emanuela Cristiani, Rhiannon E. Stevens, Dušan Mihajlović and Bojana Mihailović -- 6. Preliminary comparison and chronology of the lithic blade and bladelet assemblages at the onset of the Upper Palaeolithic from Bacho Kiro, Temnata and Kozarnika caves in the Eastern Balkans (Bulgaria) / Tsenka Tsanova -- 7. Late Pleistocene human fossils from East-Central and South-Eastern Europe / Ivor Karavanić and Fred H. Smith -- 8. Between the Aegean and the Adriatic: The Balkan Palaeolithic and the Sea / Nena Galanidou and Christina Papoulia -- 9. Epigravettian in the Eastern Adriatic and its Hinterland: an overview of settlement dynamics, chronology, subsistence strategies and material culture / Nikola Vukosavljević -- 10. Lateglacial ceramic innovation and symbolism from the Balkans in its wider context / Rebecca Farbstein -- 11. Refugial foragers to invasive farmers: socio-environmental transitions during the Early Holocene in the Balkans / Marc Vander Linden.