Lactase persistence detected in late Neolithic Iberia

[MHammers]

Late neolithic, in this case, is 3000-2500 BC Navarre (Basque region).

http://dienekes.blogspot.com/2012/01/lactase-persistence-in-neolithic-iberia.html

Coincidentally, this is also in Navarre where neolithic to bronze age remains showed signs of arrow wounds.

Armendariz, J., Irigarai, S. and Etxeberria, F. (1994), New evidence of prehistoric arrow wounds in the Iberian Peninsula. International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, 4: 215–222.

[Isidro]

Oldest Neolithic Bow Discovered in Europe

Archaeological research carried out at the Neolithic site of La Draga, near the lake of Banyoles, has yielded the discovery of an item which is unique to the western Mediterranean and Europe. The item is a bow dating from the period between 5400-5200 BCE, corresponding to the earliest period of settlement.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120629142412.htm