This course provides an introduction to the
Neolithic Transition in West Eurasia, with special emphasis on ancient DNA and digital
modeling studies. The course has three fundamental elements: 1) introduction to
the existing interpretive frames of the Neolithisation process through an
archaeological perspective by evaluating changes in technology, ritual, and demography,
as assessed from material culture analyses, 2) introduction to the current
state of the Ancient DNA studies and recent insights it provides into
Neolithization in West Eurasia. 3) introduction to quantitative modeling of
gene flow and material culture transmission through hands-on approaches to GIS
and other applications of Digital Archaeology.