Session: #676

Theme & Session Format

Theme:
4. People of the Present – Peopling the Past
Session format:
Regular session

Title & Content

Title:
Integrating Neandertal Legacy: Recent Results of Multi- and Interdisciplinary Research [PaM]
Content:
Neandertals are a pan-European phenomenon and their skeletal remains or cultural evidence of their presence can be found in almost all European countries and further to the Western and possibly Central Asia and stem over a period of more than 200 000 years. This has resulted in vast amount of data on various aspects of their biological evolution and variability, as well as their behavioral aspects. Further, this data has been a subject of numerous studies from different scientific disciplines (i.e. archaeology, anthropology, genetics and so on). Thus, and especially in the light of new technical advancements (new studies using digital and virtual methods, ancient DNA from fossils and/or sediments and so on) allow a new insight into the past events. However, a truly integrated approach to the subject is still missing from Neandertal research.
The main aims of the session are to create a dialogue between scientists from different disciplines and using different approaches to the study of Neandertal legacy (biological and cultural) through presentation of new research and methods, thus promoting better understanding of the overall legacy of this Pleistocene population. Further, this dialogue will help to better evaluate the state of research and its potential for both new research, as well as for presentation and dissemination for general public.
The session is organized in partnership with the network of scholars gathered around COST Action 19141: Integrating Neandertal Heritage: From Past to Present (https://www.cost.eu/actions/CA19141/#tabs|Name:overview).
Keywords:
Neandertals, Palaeolithic, Paleoanthropology, aDNA
Session associated with MERC:
no
Session associated with CIfA:
no
Session associated with SAfA:
no
Session associated with CAA:
no
Session associated with DGUF:
no
Session associated with other:
PaM

Organisers

Main organiser:
Sanjin Mihelic (Croatia) 1
Co-organisers:
Ivor Janković (Croatia) 2
Tamara Leskovar (Slovenia) 3
Francesca Romagnoli (Spain) 4
Florent Rivals (Spain) 5
Affiliations:
1. Archaeological Museum in Zagreb
2. Institute for Anthropological Research, Zagreb
3. University of Ljubljana
4. Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
5. Institut Català de Paleoecologia Humana i Evolució Social