The year 4200 BCE marks the transition from foraging to farming in Europe
the verdict
REFUTED
the evidence says no
confidence 9/100
The transition from foraging to farming in Europe occurred significantly earlier than 4200 BCE, primarily beginning during the early Holocene and sixth millennium BCE.
Evidence against · 3
Microbotanical evidence for the spread of cereal use during the Mesolithic-Neolithic transition in the Southeastern Europe (Danube Gorges): Data from dental calculus analysis
2021 · cited by 23
Paper 2 notes that crop growing commenced in the Early Neolithic circa 6000 cal BC, much earlier than 4200 BCE.
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More against · 2
Local increases in admixture with hunter-gatherers followed the initial expansion of Neolithic farmers across continental Europe
2024 · cited by 4
Paper 8 discusses the initial expansion of Neolithic farmers across continental Europe occurring much earlier than the fourth millennium BCE.
The Neolithic Transition in Europe at 50 Years
2020 · cited by 3
Paper 11 states that farming and herding spread over most regions of Europe from about 10,400 to 6,000 years ago, well before 4200 BCE.