Online course
The Centre of Excellence Estonian Roots, in cooperation with the Collegium for Transdisciplinary Studies in Archaeology, Genetics and Linguistics at the University of Tartu is organizing an online course entitled An interdisciplinary perspective on the settlement history of the Baltic Sea Area.
The course provides an overview of the settlement history of the Baltic Sea area from the perspectives of archaeology, genetics, linguistics, and folklore, within the context of regional environmental conditions. In connection with this, it introduces theoretical and methodological approaches to studying the contacts that have taken place around the Baltic Sea.
I lecture
March 4
Prof. Kristiina Tambets (University of Tartu):Introduction. CoE and Spatiotemporal patterns
Anneli Poska (TalTech): Paleoclimate and Environment of the Baltic Sea region
II lecture
March 10
Irina Khrustaleva (University of Tartu): Selected Aspects of the Stone Age in the Eastern Baltic
Prof. Mait Metspalu (University of Tartu): Ancient DNA perspective on Stone Age by the Baltic Sea
III lecture
March 18
Prof. Gerson Klumpp (University of Tartu): Language relationship: The Uralic language family
Prof. Kristiina Tambets (University of Tartu): Reconstructing the history of Uralic language speakers using modern genomes and ancient DNA
IV lecture
March 25
Prof. Valter Lang (University of Tartu): Introduction to Bronze and Iron Age archaeology
Lehti Saag (University of Tartu): Ancient DNA perspective on Bronze and Iron Age by the Baltic Sea
Prof. Heiki Valk (University of Tartu): Natural and geographic factors as agents in forming the settlement, territorial units and cultures in the 6th-12th centuries