Modern technologies in historical research and education
Modern technologies in historical research and education are technologies and tools that help to look at ancient artifacts from a new perspective
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Historical Genetics
Evgeny Rogaev: "Historical genetics is a field of research that applies modern molecular genetic methods of ancient DNA analysis to study historical, archaeological and cultural sites and events.
The purpose of such studies is to identify the relations, historical origin, and biological characteristics of ancient individuals, cultures, and peoples."
It is relevant to consider historical hypotheses and questions posed by the humanities. The issues of the origin and formation of societies, ethnicities and cultures have traditionally been considered in the humanities, but the inclusion of historical genetics data opens up new perspectives for their study. What are the possibilities and limitations of interdisciplinary synthesis in the study of ancient people, peoples and processes of ethnogenesis — from the Paleolithic to the Middle Ages, including the period of formation of the Slavic and Ancient Russian community?
The Scythians are Europeans.The analysis of ancient genomes makes it possible to reconstruct migrations and demographic processes, to refine cultural and historical models that were based primarily on archaeological, historical and linguistic data. With the help of ancient DNA analysis, the genetic study of historical, archaeological and museum sites has become possible. The development of experimental and bioinformatic methods for analyzing ancient DNA makes it possible to conduct comparative studies of genetic similarities and differences between individuals and populations belonging to different epochs of human development. Moreover, it enables scientists to reconstruct the chains of kinship, identify the processes of mixing and trace the common origin of populations.
The integration of biological and humanitarian approaches is becoming particularly relevant: combining the data of genetics with the results of biological anthropology, history, archeology and ethnology. This creates the opportunity to build a more accurate and multidimensional picture of the human past, where biological data complement the cultural and historical context.