Mobility and kinship in the world's first village societies

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Mobility and kinship in the world's first village societies. / Pearson, Jessica; Evans, Jane; Lamb, Angela; Baird, Douglas; Hodder, Ian; Marciniak, Arkadiusz; Larsen, Clark Spencer; Knüsel, Christopher J.; Haddow, Scott D.; Pilloud, Marin A.; Bogaard, Amy; Fairbairn, Andrew; Plug, Jo Hannah; Mazzucato, Camilla; Mustafaoğlu, Gökhan; Feldman, Michal; Somel, Mehmet; Fernández-Domínguez, Eva.

In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Vol. 120, No. 4, e2209480119, 2023.

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Harvard

Pearson, J, Evans, J, Lamb, A, Baird, D, Hodder, I, Marciniak, A, Larsen, CS, Knüsel, CJ, Haddow, SD, Pilloud, MA, Bogaard, A, Fairbairn, A, Plug, JH, Mazzucato, C, Mustafaoğlu, G, Feldman, M, Somel, M & Fernández-Domínguez, E 2023, 'Mobility and kinship in the world's first village societies', Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, vol. 120, no. 4, e2209480119. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2209480119

APA

Pearson, J., Evans, J., Lamb, A., Baird, D., Hodder, I., Marciniak, A., Larsen, C. S., Knüsel, C. J., Haddow, S. D., Pilloud, M. A., Bogaard, A., Fairbairn, A., Plug, J. H., Mazzucato, C., Mustafaoğlu, G., Feldman, M., Somel, M., & Fernández-Domínguez, E. (2023). Mobility and kinship in the world's first village societies. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 120(4), [e2209480119]. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2209480119

Vancouver

Pearson J, Evans J, Lamb A, Baird D, Hodder I, Marciniak A et al. Mobility and kinship in the world's first village societies. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 2023;120(4). e2209480119. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2209480119

Author

Pearson, Jessica ; Evans, Jane ; Lamb, Angela ; Baird, Douglas ; Hodder, Ian ; Marciniak, Arkadiusz ; Larsen, Clark Spencer ; Knüsel, Christopher J. ; Haddow, Scott D. ; Pilloud, Marin A. ; Bogaard, Amy ; Fairbairn, Andrew ; Plug, Jo Hannah ; Mazzucato, Camilla ; Mustafaoğlu, Gökhan ; Feldman, Michal ; Somel, Mehmet ; Fernández-Domínguez, Eva. / Mobility and kinship in the world's first village societies. In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 2023 ; Vol. 120, No. 4.

Bibtex

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title = "Mobility and kinship in the world's first village societies",
abstract = "Around 10,000 y ago in southwest Asia, the cessation of a mobile lifestyle and the emergence of the first village communities during the Neolithic marked a fundamental change in human history. The first communities were small (tens to hundreds of individuals) but remained semisedentary. So-called megasites appeared soon after, occupied by thousands of more sedentary inhabitants. Accompanying this shift, the material culture and ancient ecological data indicate profound changes in economic and social behavior. A shift from residential to logistical mobility and increasing population size are clear and can be explained by either changes in fertility and/or aggregation of local groups. However, as sedentism increased, small early communities likely risked inbreeding without maintaining or establishing exogamous relationships typical of hunter-gatherers. Megasites, where large populations would have made endogamy sustainable, could have avoided this risk. To examine the role of kinship practices in the rise of megasites, we measured strontium and oxygen isotopes in tooth enamel from 99 individuals buried at Pınarba{\c s}ı, Boncuklu, and {\c C}atalh{\"o}y{\"u}k (Turkey) over 7,000 y. These sites are geographically proximate and, critically, span both early sedentary behaviors (Pınarba{\c s}ı and Boncuklu) and the rise of a local megasite ({\c C}atalh{\"o}y{\"u}k). Our data are consistent with the presence of only local individuals at Pınarba{\c s}ı and Boncuklu, whereas at {\c C}atalh{\"o}y{\"u}k, several nonlocals are present. The {\c C}atalh{\"o}y{\"u}k data stand in contrast to other megasites where bioarchaeological evidence has pointed to strict endogamy. These different kinship behaviors suggest that megasites may have arisen by employing unique, community-specific kinship practices.",
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author = "Jessica Pearson and Jane Evans and Angela Lamb and Douglas Baird and Ian Hodder and Arkadiusz Marciniak and Larsen, {Clark Spencer} and Kn{\"u}sel, {Christopher J.} and Haddow, {Scott D.} and Pilloud, {Marin A.} and Amy Bogaard and Andrew Fairbairn and Plug, {Jo Hannah} and Camilla Mazzucato and G{\"o}khan Mustafaoğlu and Michal Feldman and Mehmet Somel and Eva Fern{\'a}ndez-Dom{\'i}nguez",
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T1 - Mobility and kinship in the world's first village societies

AU - Pearson, Jessica

AU - Evans, Jane

AU - Lamb, Angela

AU - Baird, Douglas

AU - Hodder, Ian

AU - Marciniak, Arkadiusz

AU - Larsen, Clark Spencer

AU - Knüsel, Christopher J.

AU - Haddow, Scott D.

AU - Pilloud, Marin A.

AU - Bogaard, Amy

AU - Fairbairn, Andrew

AU - Plug, Jo Hannah

AU - Mazzucato, Camilla

AU - Mustafaoğlu, Gökhan

AU - Feldman, Michal

AU - Somel, Mehmet

AU - Fernández-Domínguez, Eva

PY - 2023

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N2 - Around 10,000 y ago in southwest Asia, the cessation of a mobile lifestyle and the emergence of the first village communities during the Neolithic marked a fundamental change in human history. The first communities were small (tens to hundreds of individuals) but remained semisedentary. So-called megasites appeared soon after, occupied by thousands of more sedentary inhabitants. Accompanying this shift, the material culture and ancient ecological data indicate profound changes in economic and social behavior. A shift from residential to logistical mobility and increasing population size are clear and can be explained by either changes in fertility and/or aggregation of local groups. However, as sedentism increased, small early communities likely risked inbreeding without maintaining or establishing exogamous relationships typical of hunter-gatherers. Megasites, where large populations would have made endogamy sustainable, could have avoided this risk. To examine the role of kinship practices in the rise of megasites, we measured strontium and oxygen isotopes in tooth enamel from 99 individuals buried at Pınarbaşı, Boncuklu, and Çatalhöyük (Turkey) over 7,000 y. These sites are geographically proximate and, critically, span both early sedentary behaviors (Pınarbaşı and Boncuklu) and the rise of a local megasite (Çatalhöyük). Our data are consistent with the presence of only local individuals at Pınarbaşı and Boncuklu, whereas at Çatalhöyük, several nonlocals are present. The Çatalhöyük data stand in contrast to other megasites where bioarchaeological evidence has pointed to strict endogamy. These different kinship behaviors suggest that megasites may have arisen by employing unique, community-specific kinship practices.

AB - Around 10,000 y ago in southwest Asia, the cessation of a mobile lifestyle and the emergence of the first village communities during the Neolithic marked a fundamental change in human history. The first communities were small (tens to hundreds of individuals) but remained semisedentary. So-called megasites appeared soon after, occupied by thousands of more sedentary inhabitants. Accompanying this shift, the material culture and ancient ecological data indicate profound changes in economic and social behavior. A shift from residential to logistical mobility and increasing population size are clear and can be explained by either changes in fertility and/or aggregation of local groups. However, as sedentism increased, small early communities likely risked inbreeding without maintaining or establishing exogamous relationships typical of hunter-gatherers. Megasites, where large populations would have made endogamy sustainable, could have avoided this risk. To examine the role of kinship practices in the rise of megasites, we measured strontium and oxygen isotopes in tooth enamel from 99 individuals buried at Pınarbaşı, Boncuklu, and Çatalhöyük (Turkey) over 7,000 y. These sites are geographically proximate and, critically, span both early sedentary behaviors (Pınarbaşı and Boncuklu) and the rise of a local megasite (Çatalhöyük). Our data are consistent with the presence of only local individuals at Pınarbaşı and Boncuklu, whereas at Çatalhöyük, several nonlocals are present. The Çatalhöyük data stand in contrast to other megasites where bioarchaeological evidence has pointed to strict endogamy. These different kinship behaviors suggest that megasites may have arisen by employing unique, community-specific kinship practices.

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