Individual Life Histories in Long-Term Culture Change: Holocene Hunter-Gatherers in Northern Eurasia

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- Weber, Andrzej
SSHRC PG awarded 2018: Although 99% of human history has been lived as foragers, little is known about the contributions and experiences of individuals in hunter-gatherer groups and their role in long-term patterns of culture diversity, change, stability and resilience. We will examine these vital aspects of our history through two case studies: the Baikal region in Siberia (8300--3500 years ago) and Karelia in European Russia (8700--8000 ago). In both areas the human skeletal collections are of unique scholarly importance and offer excellent scope for our research. Our goals are to: Develop detailed reconstructions of individual life histories based on comprehensive examination of human skeletal remains; Build high-resolution chronologies using systematic radiocarbon dating of all examined human remains; Synthesize the life histories and chronologies within the context of the natural environment. The new knowledge will fundamentally improve the current understandings of how Holocene hunter-gatherers responded with both fragility and resilience to various cultural and environmental pressures in regions that are important from Canadian, North American and global perspectives. If future applicants would like to contact Dr. Weber directly for more details, they are welcome to, and can email him at aweber@ualberta.ca.
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2017-10-31
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https://doi.org/10.7939/r3-30yg-rt60