{"product_id":"going-west-9781138714830","title":"Going West","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGoing West?\u003c\/em\u003e uses the latest data to question how the Neolithic way of life was diffused from the Near East to Europe via Anatolia. The transformations of the 7th millennium BC in western Anatolia undoubtedly had a significant impact on the neighboring regions of southeast Europe. Yet the nature, pace and trajectory of this impact needs still to be clarified. Archaeologists searched previously for similarities in prehistoric, especially Early Neolithic, material cultures on both sides of the Sea of Marmara. Recent research shows that although the isthmi of the Dardanelles and the Bosporus connect Asia Minor and the eastern Balkans, they apparently did not serve as passageways for the dissemination of Neolithic innovations. Instead, the first permanent settlements are situated near the Aegean coast of Thrace and Macedonia, often occurring close to the mouths of big rivers in secluded bays. The courses and the valleys of rivers such as the Maritsa, Strymon and Axios, were perf\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"...it is very useful to have this volume on bookshelves to continue the dialogue that was begun in the previous volumes on the topic.\" \u003cstrong\u003eMetin I. Eren\u003c\/strong\u003e, Kent State University, USA\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNorthwest Anatolia: A Border or a Bridge between Anatolia and the Balkans during the Early Neolithic Period?\u003cbr\u003eNecmi Karul\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnatolia and the Balkans: The Role of the Black Sea between ‘East’ and ‘West’ during the Neolithic Period\u003cbr\u003eEylem Özdoğan\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhither the Aegean Neolithic?\u003cbr\u003eBurcin Erdoğu\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIdentifying the Earliest Neolithic Settlements in the Southeastern Balkans: Methodological Considerations based on the Recent Geoarchaeological Investigations at Dikili Tash (Greek Eastern Macedonia)\u003cbr\u003eLaurent Lespez, Zoï Tsirtsoni, Pascal Darcque, Dimitra Malamidou, Haïdo Koukouli-Chryssanthaki and Arthur Glais\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLithic Industries and their Role in Neolithisation Models in Southeast Europe\u003cbr\u003eIvan Gatsov, Petranka Nedelcheva, Malgorzata Kaczanowska and Janusz K. Kozłowski\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrace, post-6000 BC\u003cbr\u003eVassil Nikolov\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe First Balkan Neolithic in the Lower Danube Plain and the Making of a Pottery Tradition\u003cbr\u003eLaurens Thissen\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Beginning of the Neolithic Way of Life in the Eastern Lower Danube Area: A View from the North\u003cbr\u003eAgathe Reingruber\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Transition from the Mesolithic to the Neolithic between Western Anatolia and the Lower Danube: Evidence from Burial Customs\u003cbr\u003eClemens Lichter\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAppendix: 14C Database for Southeast Europe and Adjacent Areas (6600–5000 cal BC)\u003cbr\u003eLaurens Thissen and Agathe Reingruber\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51019520311639,"sku":"9781138714830","price":109.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781138714830.jpg?v=1750780513","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/going-west-9781138714830","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}