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AMI

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Animals Make identities. The Social Bioarchaeology of Late Mesolithic and Early...
Animals Make identities. The Social Bioarchaeology of Late Mesolithic and Early Neolithic Cemeteries in North East Europe AMI aims to provide a novel interpretation of social links between humans and animals in hunter-gatherer cemeteries in North-East Europe, c. 9000–7500 years ago. AMI brings together cutting-edge developments in bioarchaeological s... AMI aims to provide a novel interpretation of social links between humans and animals in hunter-gatherer cemeteries in North-East Europe, c. 9000–7500 years ago. AMI brings together cutting-edge developments in bioarchaeological science and the latest understanding of how people’s identities form in order to study the relationships between humans and animals. Grave materials and human remains will be studied from the viewpoint of process rather than as isolated objects, and will be interpreted through their histories. The main objectives are 1) Synthesize the animal related bioarchaeological materials in mortuary contexts in North-East Europe, 2) Conduct a systematic multimethodological analysis of the animal-derived artefacts and to study them as actors in human social identity construction, 3) Reconstruct the individual life histories of humans, animals, and animal-derived artefacts in the cemeteries, and 4) Produce models for the reconstruction of social identities based on the data from the bioanalyses, literature, and GIS. Various contextual, qualitative and quantitative biodata from animals and humans will be analysed and compared. Correlations and differences will be explored. Intra-site spatial analyses and data already published on cemeteries will contribute significantly to the research. Ethnographic information about recent hunter-gatherers from circumpolar regions gathered from literature will support the interpretation of the results from these analyses. The research material derives from almost 300 burials from eight sites in North-East Europe and includes, for example, unique materials from Russia that have not previously been available for modern multidisciplinary research. The project will make a significant contribution to our understanding of how humans living in the forests of North-East Europe adapted the animals they shared their environment with into their social and ideological realities and practices. ver más
31/03/2026
2M€
Duración del proyecto: 73 meses Fecha Inicio: 2020-02-26
Fecha Fin: 2026-03-31

Línea de financiación: concedida

El organismo H2020 notifico la concesión del proyecto el día 2020-02-26
Línea de financiación objetivo El proyecto se financió a través de la siguiente ayuda:
Presupuesto El presupuesto total del proyecto asciende a 2M€
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Perfil tecnológico TRL 4-5