Projects page showing Nick amongst petroglyphs in Granada province, Spain

Mesolithic and Neolithic Mediterranean (origins to c 3500 BC)

Covers everything from the early prehistoric through to the beginning of the Bronze Age. We look at Mesolithic societies and the Neolithic expansion,.

Climatic Events that Changed the World

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Climate change has significant impacts on many aspects of life and nature. Climate changes are long-lasting differences and changes in the temperature and weather, which represent a significant risk today. The sensitivity of societies to the simultaneous impacts of climate change on agriculture has...

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Levantine Cave Art

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In the Valencia region of Spain, portable cave art, as opposed to the permanently fixed art on cave and rock shelter walls, is quite common.

What is not common is the accumulation of portable cave art in one place and the means and opportunity to reasonably accurately date the pieces....

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The First Maritime Routes in the Mediterranean

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The Mesolithic people were the first to begin crossing open stretches of water to explore islands. They were primarily looking for new hunting grounds. On rare occasions they found obsidian that would have been highly valued in exchange networks back on the mainland. By the time of the Neolithic...

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