Population crash after introduction of agriculture into Europe

Map of Central and North Western Europe. Points indicate archaeological site locations and colours delineate the sub-regions used to estimate demographic patterns.

The introduction of agriculture into Europe was followed by regional population crashes despite trends of demographical growth, reports research published in Nature Communications  (Open access). The work suggests that these sharp population decreases weren’t due to changing climatic conditions and therefore the authors propose internal causes.

Stephen Shennan, professor of theoretical archaeology at the Institute of Archaeology, University College London, received grant funding from the European Research Council to study early agriculture and its impact on populations across Europe. The research represents a major revision to our understanding of how the introduction of agricultural technology impacted humans. [...] pasthorizonspr.com


Actualización 07-10-13. Las primeras poblaciones agrícolas europeas experimentaron un auge, para luego decaer muy significativamente