Kin and connection: Bodies and relations in archaeology and ancient genetics

Catherine Frieman

doi:10.11588/propylaeum.1280

Kin and connection: Bodies and relations in archaeology and ancient genetics

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In conjunction with more precise absolute dating, biomolecular data (i.e., ancient DNA, stable isotopes) have fundamentally changed the practice of archaeology, the questions archaeologists ask, and the possibilities for interpretation on the scale of an individual's lifetime. Increasingly affordable and precise ancient biomolecular analyses are challenging traditional archaeological interpretations emergent from material culture studies and landscape investigation. Among the new avenues opened by this new research approach is an emerging interest in kinship and relation among both archaeologists and geneticists. In this paper, I will explore the tensions between genetic data concerning relatedness and social stories of kin connection in order to suggest avenues through which we might productively bridge our differences.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Kinship, Sex, and Biological Relatedness
Subtitle of host publication	The contribution of archaeogenetics to the understanding of social and biological relations
Editors	Herausgeber Harald Meller, Johannes Krause, Wolfgang Haak, Roberto Risch
Publisher	Landesmuseum für Vorgeschichte
Pages	43-50
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.11588/propylaeum.1280
Publication status	Published - 2023
Event	15th Archaeological Conference of Central Germany: 15. Mitteldeutscher Archäologentag - Halle (Saale), Germany Duration: 6 Oct 2022 → 8 Oct 2022

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Conference	15th Archaeological Conference of Central Germany
Country/Territory	Germany
City	Halle (Saale)
Period	6/10/22 → 8/10/22

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Frieman, C. (2023). Kin and connection: Bodies and relations in archaeology and ancient genetics . In H. H. Meller, J. Krause, W. Haak, & R. Risch (Eds.), Kinship, Sex, and Biological Relatedness: The contribution of archaeogenetics to the understanding of social and biological relations (pp. 43-50). Landesmuseum für Vorgeschichte. https://doi.org/10.11588/propylaeum.1280

Frieman, Catherine. / Kin and connection : Bodies and relations in archaeology and ancient genetics . Kinship, Sex, and Biological Relatedness: The contribution of archaeogenetics to the understanding of social and biological relations . editor / Herausgeber Harald Meller ; Johannes Krause ; Wolfgang Haak ; Roberto Risch. Landesmuseum für Vorgeschichte, 2023. pp. 43-50

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Frieman, C 2023, Kin and connection: Bodies and relations in archaeology and ancient genetics . in HH Meller, J Krause, W Haak & R Risch (eds), Kinship, Sex, and Biological Relatedness: The contribution of archaeogenetics to the understanding of social and biological relations . Landesmuseum für Vorgeschichte, pp. 43-50, 15th Archaeological Conference of Central Germany, Halle (Saale), Germany, 6/10/22. https://doi.org/10.11588/propylaeum.1280

Kin and connection: Bodies and relations in archaeology and ancient genetics . / Frieman, Catherine.
Kinship, Sex, and Biological Relatedness: The contribution of archaeogenetics to the understanding of social and biological relations . ed. / Herausgeber Harald Meller; Johannes Krause; Wolfgang Haak; Roberto Risch. Landesmuseum für Vorgeschichte, 2023. p. 43-50.

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