Results of the partial Mantel test.

<p>Results of the partial Mantel test.</p

Box plot of the inter-culture distances for the ornament and pottery data.

<p>Box plot of the inter-culture distances for the ornament and pottery data.</p

Mean Inverse Distance Weighting (IDW) interpolation of the first two axes of the Principal Coordinates Analysis (Figure D in S1 File).

<p>Diversity of the pottery attributes (A) and bead-type associations (B) express two different cultural geographies. Maps were made by S. R. using the software QGIS 2.6.1 and Etopo1 Digital Elevation Model <b>[<a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0196488#pone.0196488.ref110" target="_blank">110</a>]</b>.</p

Symbols in motion: Flexible cultural boundaries and the fast spread of the Neolithic in the western Mediterranean - Fig 1

<p>NeighborNet tree of the Early Neolithic archaeological sites identified in the western Mediterranean region: a) pottery data, b) personal ornament data. Archaeological sites are color-coded according to their cultural attribution.</p