The Not Very Patrilocal European Neolithic: Strontium, Adna, and Archaeological Kinship Analyses (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781789699807)

Two decades of strontium isotope research on Neolithic European burials - reinforced by high-profile ancient DNA studies - has led to widespread interpretations that these were patrilocal societies, implying significant residential mobility for women. The Not Very Patrilocal European Neolithic questions that narrative from a social anthropological perspective on kinship. It introduces models for inferring residence and descent with isotope and genetic data and provides in-depth descriptions of archaeological kinship analysis. From social anthropological insights to reassessments of data, an alternative perspective on the social dynamics of Neolithic European societies emerges from this new guide for prehistorians working with biological and archaeological materials.

Author: Bradley E. Ensor
ISBN-10: 1789699800
ISBN-13: 9781789699807
Publisher: Archaeopress Publishing
Language: English
Published: 09/30/2021
Pages: 252
Format: Paperback
Weight: 7.49lbs