Regional Demographic Dynamics in the Neolithic Transition in Iberia: Results from Summed Calibrated Date Analysis

B Drake; Antonio Blanco-González; Katina Lillios

doi:10.1007/s10816-016-9286-y

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Regional Demographic Dynamics in the Neolithic Transition in Iberia: Results from Summed Calibrated Date Analysis

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Regional Demographic Dynamics in the Neolithic Transition in Iberia: Results from Summed Calibrated Date Analysis

B Drake, Antonio Blanco-González and Katina Lillios

Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory, Vol.24(3), pp.796-812

09/2017

DOI: 10.1007/s10816-016-9286-y

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Abstract

This paper assesses long-term trends in human activity across the Iberian Peninsula associated with the spread of agriculture. In order to improve our understanding of regional trajectories within the two-way and multiple-velocity model proposed by Isern et al. (Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory 21:447–460, 2014), we consider summed calibrated radiocarbon dates of a large audited dataset from across Iberia. To assess the role of different analytical units, two alternative peninsular divisions at different spatial resolutions were used: one, with three generalized study areas, and the second, with eight biogeographic regions. This comparison of spatio-temporal variability provides a more in-depth inter-regional reading of the Neolithic transition in Iberia than more generalized approaches. The southwest, Mediterranean coasts and interior portions of Iberia all showed significant demographic expansion with the onset of the Neolithic, as observed across Western Europe. By contrast, northern Iberia featured a close adherence to a null model of exponential growth and a longer continuation of hunter-gatherer strategies.

Archaeology

Social Sciences

Anthropology

Iberian Peninsula

Summed calibrated date distributions

Early agriculture

Neolithic transition

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Title: Subtitle: Regional Demographic Dynamics in the Neolithic Transition in Iberia: Results from Summed Calibrated Date Analysis
Creators: B Drake - Department of Anthropology, MSC01-1040, Anthropology 1 University of New Mexico Albuquerque NM 87131 USA
Antonio Blanco-González - Department of Prehistory University of Valladolid Plaza del Campus s/n 47011 Valladolid Spain
Katina Lillios - Department of Anthropology University of Iowa 114 Macbride Hall Iowa City Iowa 52242 USA
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory, Vol.24(3), pp.796-812
DOI: 10.1007/s10816-016-9286-y
ISSN: 1072-5369
eISSN: 1573-7764
Publisher: Springer US; New York
Grant note: FPDI-2013-17394 / Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100003329)
Language: English
Date published: 09/2017
Academic Unit: Anthropology; International Programs
Record Identifier: 9983983644702771

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