Spread of Cardial/Impressed Ware Neolithic along the Mediterranean coast (c. 6,400–5,000 BCE)

1. Impressed pottery appears in western Greece

   Jan 1, 6400 BCELabels: Epirus, Impressed ware

   • Cardium pottery
   • De Gruyter

2. Impressed Ware spreads along the Adriatic coast

   Jan 1, 6100 BCELabels: Adriatic coast, Dalmatia

   • Cardium pottery
   • De Gruyter

3. Early Impressed Ware reaches southern Italy

   Jan 1, 6000 BCELabels: Southern Italy, Adriatic sites

   • Cardium pottery
   • Encyclopedia com

4. Farming reaches southern France via Impressa groups

   Jan 1, 5850 BCELabels: Provence, Impressa

   • Archaeobotany PMC
   • Radiocarbon

5. Impresso levels documented at Arene Candide

   Jan 1, 5800 BCELabels: Arene Candide, Liguria

   • Encyclopedia com
   • Archaeobotany PMC

6. Cardial shell-impressed style spreads in Provence

   Jan 1, 5750 BCELabels: Provence, Cardial pottery

   • Encyclopedia com
   • Radiocarbon

7. Cardial Neolithic established in eastern Iberia

   Jan 1, 5600 BCELabels: Eastern Iberia, Cova de

   • PNAS PMC
   • Encyclopedia com

8. Regional variants emerge, including Stentinello in Sicily

   Jan 1, 5600 BCELabels: Sicily, Stentinello

   • Archaeologs
   • Encyclopedia com

9. Rapid westward spread reaches Portugal’s Atlantic facade

   Jan 1, 5500 BCELabels: Portugal, Atlantic facade

   • PNAS PMC
   • Radiocarbon

10. Cardial burial evidence documented at Cova Bonica

    Jan 1, 5470 BCELabels: Cova Bonica, Cardial burials

    • JAS Reports

11. Epicardial communities spread farming inland

    Jan 1, 5350 BCELabels: Epicardial, Inland France

    • Archaeobotany PMC
    • JAS Reports

12. Cardial/Impressed Ware horizon transitions to later Neolithic traditions

    Jan 1, 5000 BCELabels: Cardial horizon, Neolithic transition

    • Radiocarbon
    • JAS Reports