Maria IvanovaMaria Ivanova is lecturer in Prehistoric Archaeology at the University of Heidelberg. Her research area includes the Neolithic and Copper Age of East and Southeast Europe, with a particular focus on ancient technology, spheres of exchange, and the trnsmission of innovations. She is currently conducting research on the farming transition in the Balkans, the main corridor for the introduction of plant cultivation and animal herding from Anatolia into Europe. Read More Read Less