Critical Perspectives on Ancient DNA

The first comprehensive critical analysis of the practices and consequences of ancient DNA research.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 sch...

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Main Author Daniel Strand, Anna Källén, Charlotte Mulcare
Format eBook Book
LanguageEnglish
Published Cambridge The MIT Press 2024
MIT Press
Edition1
SeriesThe MIT Press
Subjects
aDNA
Ancient DNA
Anthropology
Archaeological science, methodology and techniques
Archaeology
archaogenomics
Biochemical engineering
Biotechnology
ethnicity
Genetic engineering
genetics
history
History and Archaeology
identity
paleogenetics
paleogenomics
politics
popular media
population
SOCIAL SCIENCE
Society and Social Sciences
Sociology and anthropology
Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes
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ISBN9780262548090
0262378760
0262548097
9780262378765
0262378779
9780262378772
DOI10.7551/mitpress/15190.001.0001

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Summary:The first comprehensive critical analysis of the practices and consequences of ancient DNA research.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.ContributorsRuth 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
ISBN:9780262548090
0262378760
0262548097
9780262378765
0262378779
9780262378772
DOI:10.7551/mitpress/15190.001.0001