Middle Pleistocene fire use: The first signal of widespread cultural diffusion in human evolution
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DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2101108118
Abstract: Control of fire is one of the most important technological innovations within the evolution of humankind. The archaeological signal of fire use becomes very visible from around 400,000 y ago onward. Interestingly, this occurs at… read more here.
Keywords: fire use; fire; cultural diffusion; evolution ... See more keywords
Estimating the relative importance of demic and cultural diffusion in the spread of the Neolithic in Scandinavia
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DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2018.0597
Abstract: Using a database of early farming sites in Scandinavia, we estimate that the spread rate of the Neolithic was in the range 0.44–0.66 km yr−1. This is substantially slower (by about 50%) than the rate… read more here.
Keywords: cultural diffusion; diffusion; rate; spread ... See more keywords