Affiliation:
1. Complex System Laboratory, University of Girona, C/. Maria Aurèlia Capmany 61, 17003 Girona, Catalonia, Spain
Abstract
The seminal book The Neolithic transition and the genetics of populations in Europe by Ammerman and Cavalli-Sforza (1984) contains the analysis of archaeological data that led to the result that the spread rate of the Neolithic in Europe was on average about 1 km/yr. It also contains the direct application of a mathematical model that provides an explanation for this value (1 km/yr), the so-called 'wave-of-advance model'. The book also reviews work on the possibility that genetic clines were formed due to the spread of the Neolithic in Europe. This paper is a review of work on both topics since their first joint paper, which was published 50 years ago (Ammerman and Cavalli-Sforza 1971). We also discuss the importance of these and related contributions by Cavalli-Sforza, the present state of the art, and possible lines of future progress.
Based on "Ammerman AJ, Cavalli-Sforza LL. The Neolithic transition and the genetics of populations in Europe. New Jersey: Princeton University Press. 1984”.
Publisher
Pivot Science Publications Corporation
Subject
History and Philosophy of Science,Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous),General Arts and Humanities,Surgery,Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine,Orthopedics and Sports Medicine,Emergency Medicine,Surgery,Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine,Surgery,Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine,Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous),Gender Studies,General Materials Science,Forestry,Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management,Applied Psychology,Law,Applied Psychology,Philosophy,Religious studies,History,Cultural Studies
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