This study takes a look at current ideas on the development of the farming economy and is an extremely valuable resource for students of European prehistory.

The eight case studies in this book -- each a synthesis of available knowledge about the origins of agriculture in a specific region of the globe -- enable scho

Essays by leading specialists on a central issue of European history: the transition to farming.

Rapid and knowledge-based agricultural origins and plant domestication in the Neolithic Near East gave rise to Western civilizations.

Knowledge of the origin and spread of farming has been revolutionised in recent years by the application of new scientific techniques, especially the analysis o