A DIACHRONIC STUDY OF NETWORKS OF CERAMIC ASSEMBLAGE SIMILARITY IN NEOLITHIC WESTERN ANATOLIA, THE AEGEAN AND THE BALKANS (C.6600-5500 BC)

摘要

This study compares the results of Jaccard and Kulczynski-2 similarity measures on a sample of ceramic assemblages to reveal spatio-temporal patterns in the relationship between Neolithic sites in western Anatolia and south-eastern Europe (c.6600-5500 BC). The results show that the relationship between spatial distance and ceramic assemblage similarity has increased through time, which supports previous interpretations of leapfrog migrations and subsequent regionalization in ceramic assemblages during the Neolithic. A diachronic network analysis demonstrates the continuation of Aegean networking after the spread of farming.