EAZ 60 (1): New publication announcement
Designing a Next-Generation Approach to Archaeogenetics, Social Organization and Identity: Report on the CfAS/CCSA Design Workshop in Oeversee, Germany, 23–27 March 2026
by Kent M. Johnson and Niels Nørkjær Johannsen
DOI: 10.54799/KONZ1495
Highlights:
"The spring 2026 CfAS/CCSA design workshop brought together 15 international experts in archaeology and genetics to work intensively for a week to develop a next-generation approach for archaeogenetic research in archaeology."
"Archaeogenetic studies have enormous potential to provide new insights into past demographic and social processes, from large-scale population dynamics (e.g., migration, the spread of technology and ideas and population turnovers) to highly detailed reconstructions of kinship arrangements."
"Kinship involves much more than descent, and the paper [in preparation] will highlight several case studies that consider additional aspects of kinmaking, including post-marital residence practices, marriage and partnering practices and social kinship practices, such as adoption, fostering, co-residence, commensality and others."
