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SUMMARY:Mini-Seminar: Corded Ware Dietary Practices\, with Łukasz Pospieszny
DESCRIPTION:Abstract (TBA)\n  \n \nŁukasz Pospieszny is an archaeologist at the University of Gdańsk and an Honorary Research Associate\, University of Bristol
URL:https://centerforthehumanpast.se/index.php/event/mini-seminar-corded-ware-dietary-practices-with-lukasz-pospieszny/
LOCATION:Villa Lugnet\, von Kraemers allé 8\, Uppsala\, Sweden\, 75236\, Sweden
CATEGORIES:Lectures,Mini-Seminars,Seminars
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SUMMARY:Talks of the Past Open Seminar: The Yamnaya Impact on Prehistoric Europe 5000 Years Ago\, speaker Volker Heyd
DESCRIPTION:Abstract\nThis lecture examines the westward migration of Yamnaya populations from the Pontic-Caspian steppes into southeastern Europe around 3100–3000 BCE\, reaching as far as the Tisza region in present-day Hungary. Archaeological evidence\, particularly distinctive kurgan burials with standardised funerary practices\, marks their presence across regions such as Romania\, Bulgaria\, Serbia\, and Hungary. Despite the apparent simplicity of grave goods\, recent findings suggest a more complex\, possibly stratified\, kinship-based pastoralist society\, if not entirely an elite. \nThe Yamnaya expansion triggered profound cultural\, social\, and genetic transformations across Europe. Their influence extended beyond burial customs to broader economic systems\, social organisation\, the European gene pool\, and the spread of Indo-European languages. Interactions with local populations were highly variable\, ranging from near-total population replacement to limited cultural exchange\, reflecting diverse regional dynamics. \nRecent advances in ancient DNA\, isotope analysis\, and bioarchaeology as part of the so-called “Third Scientific Revolution” in archaeology have significantly reshaped interpretations of these processes. These methods enable detailed reconstructions of mobility\, diet\, demography\, and biological ancestry\, offering new insights into the interconnected sequence of cultural horizons\, including the Globular Amphora\, Corded Ware\, and Bell Beaker complexes. \nOverall\, the Yamnaya phenomenon represents a key episode of large-scale mobility and interaction\, illustrating how migration\, environmental factors\, and social structures have long shaped Europe before it entered history. \n\nVolker Heyd is a Professor at the University of Helsinki in Finland. Previously\, he worked as a heritage manager/researcher in Germany and –before moving to Helsinki in 2018– for 17 years at the University of Bristol in the UK. Volker is a prehistoric archaeologist\, currently dedicated to topics of human mobility\, migration\, identity\, and ethnicity. He also promotes scientific applications in Archaeology\, particularly ancient DNA\, stable isotopes and biomarker lipids. Volker has authored/edited 12 books and published over 100 articles\, often in key archaeological or scientific journals\, spanning from the Early Neolithic in Anatolia to the Iron Age in Central Europe. Currently\, Volker is deputy director of the new FinTims isotope lab in Helsinki which he contributed establishing with a 2.4M € RCoF FIRI grant. Before\, he led as overall PI the ERC Advanced project ‘The Yamnaya Impact on Prehistoric Europe’ (2019-2024). \n 
URL:https://centerforthehumanpast.se/index.php/event/talks-of-the-past-open-seminar-understanding-yamnaya-in-archaeology-genetics-and-linguistics-speaker-volker-heyd/
LOCATION:Blåsenhus\, seminar room 12:010 (ground floor)\, von Kraemers allé 1\, Uppsala\, 752 36\, Sweden
CATEGORIES:Lectures,Seminars,Talks of the Past
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SUMMARY:Talks of the Past Open Seminar with Kristian Kristiansen
DESCRIPTION:Title & abstract- TBA\n  \nKristian Kristiansen\nKristian Kristiansen – an interdisciplinary researcher\, professor of archaeology at the Department of Historical Studies\, University of Gothenburg\, and an affiliate professor at Globe Institute\, Lundbeck Centre for Geogenetics\, Copenhagen University.
URL:https://centerforthehumanpast.se/index.php/event/talks-of-the-past-open-seminar-with-kristian-kristiansen/
LOCATION:Blåsenhus\, seminar room 12:010 (ground floor)\, von Kraemers allé 1\, Uppsala\, 752 36\, Sweden
CATEGORIES:Lectures,Seminars,Talks of the Past
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SUMMARY:Talks of the Past Open Seminar with Gwenna Breton
DESCRIPTION:Title & Abstract TBA\n  \n \nGwenna Breton is a geneticist and bioinformatician at the University of Gothenburg.
URL:https://centerforthehumanpast.se/index.php/event/top20260909-gwenna-breton/
LOCATION:Blåsenhus\, seminar room 12:010 (ground floor)\, von Kraemers allé 1\, Uppsala\, 752 36\, Sweden
CATEGORIES:Lectures,Seminars,Talks of the Past
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SUMMARY:Talks of the Past Open Seminar: Cultural Creolization in Ostrobothnia\, Finland: An Interdisciplinary View on Burials\, Exchange\, and Social Identity\, speaker Anna Wessman
DESCRIPTION:The seminar was canceled due to unexpected events out of anyone’s control.\nWe apologize for inconvenience. \nAbstract\nThis talk explores a remarkable Iron Age burial from Pukkila in western Finland\, dating to around AD 700\, where a cremated individual was laid to rest in a boat alongside weapons\, ritual objects\, and artefacts from across Scandinavia\, eastern Europe\, and the north. Rather than fitting neatly into a single cultural or ethnic category\, the burial reflects a world shaped by long-distance trade\, mobility\, and cultural change. \nUsing the concept of cultural creolization\, the talk shows how identities\, beliefs\, and ritual practices emerged through the blending of different traditions. The Pukkila burial challenges simple labels such as “Scandinavian”\, “Finn\,” or “Sámi\,” and instead reveals how power\, religion\, gender\, and cultural belonging were actively negotiated in the Baltic Sea region.\nMore broadly\, the talk demonstrates how creolization offers a useful way to bring archaeology\, linguistics\, and religious studies together when interpreting the past. \n  \n  \nAnna Wessman is a professor of archaeology at Bergen University\, Norway. Her research focuses on the Late Iron Age in Scandinavia\, Finland and the Baltic countries\, Burial Archaeology and death rituals\, Avocational Metal-detecting\, Citizen Science\, Ethnographic methods\, Community Archaeology\, Museum Studies\, Digital Humanities\, and Archaeological databases. \nPhoto: Outi Pyhäranta/HS
URL:https://centerforthehumanpast.se/index.php/event/talks-of-the-past-20260204-anna-wessman/
LOCATION:Blåsenhus\, seminar room 12:010 (ground floor)\, von Kraemers allé 1\, Uppsala\, 752 36\, Sweden
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