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The Neolithic Transition and the Genetics of Populations in Europe
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Albert J. Ammerman
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2014
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This book explores the shift from hunting and gathering to agriculture as a way of life and the implications of this neolithic transition for the genetic structure of European populations.
Originally published in 1984.
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Contents
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Preface
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Chapter 1. Introduction
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Chapter 2. The Origins of Agriculture
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Chapter 3. The Neolithic Transition in Europe
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Chapter 4. Measuring the Rate of Spread
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Chapter 5. The Wave of Advance Model
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Chapter 6. The Analysis of Genes
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Chapter 7. Simulation Studies
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Chapter 8. Conclusions
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Appendix
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Bibliography
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Index
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July 14, 2014
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Keywords for this book
Hunter-gatherer; Neolithic Revolution; Domestication; Population growth; Agriculture; Year; Neolithic; Agriculture (Chinese mythology); Central Europe; Population genetics; Population density; Mesolithic; Human evolution (origins of society and culture); 10th millennium BC; Pottery; Principal component analysis; Near East; Sociocultural evolution; Archaeology; Radiocarbon dating; World population; Natufian culture; Gene map; Birth rate; Genetic structure; Mutation rate; Demic diffusion; Acculturation; Genetic analysis; Mortality rate; Growth curve (biology); Subsistence economy; Evolution; Paleolithic; Population change; Population dynamics; The Times Atlas of World History; Agronomy; Genetic diversity; Maize; Genetic marker; Gene flow; Population size; Geneticist; Population model; Gene mapping; Middle Paleolithic; Western Asia; Hectare; Northern Germany; Population pyramid; Life expectancy; Danubian culture; Glacial period; Foxtail millet; Storage pit (archaeology); Southern France; Prehistoric archaeology; Prehistory; Wheat; Western Europe; Cattle; Genetic distance; Demography; Stone Age; 5th millennium BC; Pleistocene; Domestication of animals; Crop yield; Ecology
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For an expert adult audience, including professional development and academic research
