The first farmers of Europe : an evolutionary perspective /
Stephen Shennan, Institute of Archaeology, University College London.
- xviii, 253 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm.
- Cambridge world archaeology .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-245) and index.
1. Introduction: population, resources and life histories; 2. The origins of agriculture in Southwest Asia; 3. The first westward expansion of farming; 4. The spread of farming into Central Europe; 5. Maritime expansion in the Central and West Mediterranean; 6. Continental temperate Europe 7000-5500 BP: internal expansion and adaptation; 7. First farmers in southern Scandinavia; 8. The farming colonisation of Britain and Ireland; 9. Conclusion: evolutionary patterns and processes.