Book contents
- The Peopling of the Caucasus
- The Peopling of the Caucasus
- Copyright page
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Chapter One Prolegomenon
- Chapter Two Geography and Ecology of the Caucasus
- Chapter Three Paleoanthropology of the Caucasus
- Chapter Four Modern Human Entry into the Caucasus
- Chapter Five The Neolithic Revolution in the Caucasus
- Chapter Six The Caucasus Chalcolithic and Bronze Age
- Chapter Seven Linguistic Diversity in the Caucasus
- Chapter Eight Genetic History of the Caucasus
- Chapter Nine A Synthetic View of the Peopling of the Caucasus
- Chapter Ten Further Research into the Peopling of the Caucasus
- Glossary
- Works Cited
- Index
Chapter Four - Modern Human Entry into the Caucasus
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 21 January 2025
- The Peopling of the Caucasus
- The Peopling of the Caucasus
- Copyright page
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Chapter One Prolegomenon
- Chapter Two Geography and Ecology of the Caucasus
- Chapter Three Paleoanthropology of the Caucasus
- Chapter Four Modern Human Entry into the Caucasus
- Chapter Five The Neolithic Revolution in the Caucasus
- Chapter Six The Caucasus Chalcolithic and Bronze Age
- Chapter Seven Linguistic Diversity in the Caucasus
- Chapter Eight Genetic History of the Caucasus
- Chapter Nine A Synthetic View of the Peopling of the Caucasus
- Chapter Ten Further Research into the Peopling of the Caucasus
- Glossary
- Works Cited
- Index
Summary
This chapter discusses the first anatomically modern humans in the Caucasus (~40,000 YBP); Early Upper Paleolithic sites; the Middle to Upper Paleolithic transition; local Aurignacian industries; population dynamics during the Last Glacial Maximum; the Epipaleolithic of the Caucasus; early food production at Chokh; Upper Paleolithic to Neolithic cultural continuity; and the transition to food production.
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- The Peopling of the CaucasusEarly Human Settlement at the Crossroads of Continents, pp. 33 - 50Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2025