medieval worlds • no. 4 • 2016 medieval worlds 4 (2016)
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medieval worlds • no. 4 • 2016 medieval worlds 4 (2016)
ISSN 2412-3196 Online Edition ISBN 978-3-7001-8084-5 Online Edition
Celine Wawruschka
S. 123 - 161 doi:10.1553/medievalworlds_no4_2016s123 Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften
Abstract: With the rise of genetic studies of human history over the last two decades, criticism has arisen among the disciplines traditionally concerned with this subject, i.e. anthropology, archaeology and history. This criticism is concerned with the biological construct of historical communities – whether they be called tribes, (ethnic) groups, migrants or populations – that neglects decades of scholarly discourse on these matters by transferring these entities into primarily biological spheres. This essay is based on a systematic analysis of scientific articles reporting genetic research in the context of the history of what is now Turkey. Analysing the structure, methods and contents of this genetic research from the perspective of an archaeologist and historian, I discuss the issue of past and present identity according to both sampling criteria and the major research question, i.e. the Central Asian origin of the Turks. Keywords: genetics; history; identity; sampling; Anatolia; Central Asian origin Published Online: 2016/12/23 10:51:15 Document Date: 2016/12/23 10:42:00 Object Identifier: 0xc1aa5572 0x0034acd7 Rights: .
MEDIEVAL WORLDS provides a new forum for interdisciplinary and transcultural studies of the Middle Ages. Specifically it encourages and links comparative research between different regions and fields and promotes methodological innovation in transdisciplinary studies. Focusing on the Middle Ages (c. 400-1500 CE, but can be extended whenever thematically fruitful or appropriate), MEDIEVAL WORLDS takes a global approach to studying history in a comparative setting.
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Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften Austrian Academy of Sciences Press
A-1011 Wien, Dr. Ignaz Seipel-Platz 2
Tel. +43-1-515 81/DW 3420, Fax +43-1-515 81/DW 3400 https://verlag.oeaw.ac.at, e-mail: verlag@oeaw.ac.at |