A tale of two processes of Neolithisation. South-east Europe and Britain/Ireland

What was the role of indigenous populations of foragers in the transition to agriculture or the Neolithic way of life? Was the change towards the Neolithic caused by migrating populations of farmers who in successive waves replaced sparse forager populations, as maintained by most authors until this point, or should one envisage more complex processes of acculturation and interaction between different groups? How different were the identities of Mesolithic and Neolithic communities? To what extent were Neolithic farming populations fully sedentary, as assumed by many, even in the context of large tell sites, and what importance did seasonal mobility play for Neolithic people? These are only some of the questions posed in the volume.