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  • Archaeologists discover France's oldest Neolithic settlement on the French Riviera

    01/24/2025 5:07:53 PM PST · by SunkenCiv · 19 replies
    Archaeology Magazine ^ | January 18, 2025 | Dario Radley
    The Neolithic period along the Mediterranean coastline represents a transformative chapter in human history: transitioning from a nomadic lifestyle to a sedentary one, characterized by agriculture and livestock farming. Just as its name suggests, in the Early Cardial period -- around 5800 BCE -- the period is characterized by pottery decorated with impressions made using the serrated edges of Cardial shells. This 'cultural current,' believed to have originated in Anatolia, spread rapidly across the coasts of Greece, southern Italy, and eventually into southern France.The importance of the settlement at Cavalaire-sur-Mer is that it is the second known site of this...