Beskrivning
In this lecture, we examine the relationship between descent and identity within the kurgans and flat cemeteries of the Balkans and the Carpathian Basin during the 4th and 3rd millennia BC. As a proxy for descent, this approach integrates data on the genetic ancestry of individuals with insights from mortuary archaeology. A preliminary study conducted in 2022 revealed that the conventional distinction between ‘local’ and ‘newcomer’, commonly found in archaeological interpretations, oversimplifies the complex dynamics of this region. It emphasised the importance of investigating the relationship between the genetic ancestry of individuals and their identity expressed in mortuary practices on a case-by-case basis (Preda-Bălănică & Diekmann 2022). Leveraging a more precise absolute chronology through extensive radiocarbon dating and utilising the increasing corpus of published aDNA data, our aim is to obtain a more nuanced understanding of mobility and migration among individuals and human groups, interaction and admixture between different communities, and the transmission and transformation of burial customs.References
B. Preda-Bălănică & Y. Diekmann. 2022. Ancestry and identity in the Balkans and the Carpathian basin between the 5th and 3rd millennia cal BC. In A. Whittle, J. Pollard & S. Greaney (eds.), Ancient DNA and the European Neolithic: Relations and Descent. Oxbow Books (Neolithic Studies Group Seminar Papers 19), pp. 107–122.
| Period | 24 apr. 2024 |
|---|---|
| Evenemangstitel | The Transformation of Europe in the Third Millennium BC |
| Typ av evenemang | Konferens |
| Plats | Budapest, UngernVisa på karta |
| Omfattning | Internationell |