Critical Perspectives on Ancient DNA
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Critical Perspectives on Ancient DNA

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Critical Perspectives on Ancient DNA

About this book

This edited collection, Critical Perspectives on Ancient DNA, presents a critical enquiry into the much-hyped "ancient DNA revolution" in archaeology. Offering the first comprehensive and in-depth scholarly analysis of the practices and effects of archaeogenetics, editors Daniel Strand, Anna Källén, and Charlotte Mulcare, along with other renowned scholars from Europe and the United States, address a host of questions, such as: What happens with our understanding of the past when archaeology is married to genetic science? What cultural forms and historical narratives are generated by ancient DNA (aDNA) research, and what energies could they unleash?

Taking a multidisciplinary and multisite approach to the topic, these essays offer important insights into the epistemological, ethical, and political consequences around and beyond the scientific analysis of aDNA. As such, Critical Perspectives on Ancient DNA provides a timely and much-needed critical engagement with the rapidly growing field of aDNA research—a field that, while already having a notable impact on how we view the past in research, museums, and popular media—had not yet been subject to thorough critical scrutiny.

Contributors
Ruth Amstutz, Chip Colwell, Magnus Fiskesjö, K. Ann Horsburgh, Anna Källén, Stewart B. Koyiyumptewa, Amade M'charek, Charlotte Mulcare, Andreas Nyblom, Venla Oikkonen, Mélanie Pruvost, Marianne Sommer, Daniel Strand

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Yes, you can access Critical Perspectives on Ancient DNA by Daniel Strand,Anna Källén,Charlotte Mulcare in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Social Sciences & Genetics & Genomics. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
The MIT Press
Year
2024
eBook ISBN
9780262378772
Edition
0
Topic
Social Sciences
Subtopic
Genetics & Genomics
Index
Social Sciences

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Critical Perspectives on Ancient DNA: An Introduction
  6. 1. Gained in Translation: Interdisciplinary Challenges in Ancient DNA
  7. 2. Diagrams of Human Genetic Kinship and Diversity: From the Tree to the Mosaic and the Network?
  8. 3. Past Pathogens and Precarious Futures
  9. 4. Twisting Strings: Hopi Ancestors and Ancient DNA
  10. 5. Whitewashing the Neanderthal: Doing Time with Ancient DNA
  11. 6. The Lagertha Complex: Archaeogenomics and the Viking Stage
  12. 7. Ancient DNA and the Politics of Ethnicity in Neo-Nationalist China
  13. 8. Concluding Commentary
  14. Bibliography
  15. Contributors