This article provides a summary and in-depth analysis of all existing radiocarbon (14C)
dates for the Afanasyevo Culture of the Paleometal period. The previous “long” chronology …

Mobile pastoralists are thought to have facilitated the first trans-Eurasian dispersals of
domesticated plants during the Early Bronze Age (ca 2500–2300 BC). Problematically, the …

The initial spread of pastoralist subsistence to Inner Asia remains poorly defined due in part
to limited research on settlement sites dating to the Eneolithic period (ca. 3600–2900 cal …

The Afanasievo world reportedly overlaps the borders of five nations including two countries
of East Asia: Mongolia and China. Across these several regions, the first appearance of …

In this paper we evaluate the extent of freshwater reservoir effects (37 samples across 12
locations) and present new data from various archaeological sites in the Eurasian Steppe …

In this paper we discuss recent developments in documenting the spread of millet across the
Eurasian steppes. We emphasize that, despite a recent proposal that millet consumption in …

Bioarchaeological studies provide a valuable contribution to the understanding of the
economy and activities of prehistoric populations in mountain regions. The Late Bronze Age …

Монография представляет собой комплексное современное исследование по
хронологии и культурогенезу археологических памятников эпохи палеометалла (XXXV …

The subsistence economies of prehistoric pastoralists of the Eurasian steppes have long
been viewed through an oversimplified model of reliance on domesticated animals. This …

Tocharian agglutinative case inflexion as well as its single series of voiceless stops, the two
most striking typological deviations from Proto-Indo-European, can be explained through …