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Title [sv]
Alvastra - arkeogenetik, arkeologi och interaktion mellan kulturgrupper
Title [en]
Alvastra - archaeogenetics, archaeology and cultural interactions
Abstract [en]
The archaeological record show two major cultures, the so called Funnel Beaker (TRB) farmers and Pitted Ware (PWC) hunter-gatherers, which coexisted for a long time in Stone Age Sweden. They exhibit clear differences in cultural expressions, dietary patterns and in genomic ancestry. These groups have been much studied on their own, but the art and level of interaction between them remains elusive. The proposed four-year project aim to study the dynamics behind this interaction in the unique borderland setting of Alvastra, where ample artefacts associated with both cultural groups is present. Human remains from a megalithic tomb (typically associated with TRB) and from a unique pile-dwelling construction (with artefacts from both TRB and PWC) will be investigated. A multi-disciplinary approach will be used, combining the specific archaeological contexts with osteological and taphonomic investigations, stable isotope analyses, radiocarbon dating, and state-of-the-art ancient DNA-analyses. This project will provide both individual life-history information (including health, diet, biological sex, kinship and mobility) and population demographic information (genomic ancestry, gene-flow, sex-specific demography and population size fluctuations) within a known chronological frame-work. This will greatly improve our understanding of Stone Age contacts and interactions between TRB and PWC spheres, and likely aid in bridging the gap between archaeogenetics and archaeology.
Principal InvestigatorJankovic Malmström, Helena
Coordinating organisation
Uppsala University
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2018-01-01 － 2021-12-31
National Category
Evolutionary BiologyArchaeology
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DiVA, id: project:6000Project, id: 2017-02503_VR

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