Modeling Neolithic Dispersal in Central Europe: Demographic Implications

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Alternative codes found
RIV/68081766:_____/11:00364157 RIV/49777513:23330/11:43898492
Result on the web
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajpa.21572" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajpa.21572</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajpa.21572" target="_blank" >10.1002/ajpa.21572</a>

Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Modeling Neolithic Dispersal in Central Europe: Demographic Implications
Original language description
On the basis of new examination of ancienit DNA and craniometric analyses, Neolithic dispersal in Central Europe has been recently explained as reflecting colonization or at least a major influx of near eastern farmers. Given the fact that Neolithic dispersal in Central Europe was very rapid and extended into a large area, colonization would have to be associated with high population growth and fertility rates of an expanding Neolithic population. We built three demographic models to test whether the growth and fertility rates of Neolithic farmers were high enough to allow them to colonize Central Europe without admixture with foragers. The principle of the models is based on stochastic population projections. Our results demonstrate that colonizationis an unlikely explanation for the Neolithic dispersal in Central Europe, as the majority of fertility and growth rate estimates obtained in all three models are higher than levels expected in the early Neolithic population. On the basis
Czech name
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Czech description
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Type
J<sub>x</sub> - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)
CEP classification
AC - Archaeology, anthropology, ethnology
OECD FORD branch
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Project
Result was created during the realization of more than one project. More information in the Projects tab.
Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year
2011
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

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