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In connection with this, it introduces theoretical and methodological approaches to studying the contacts that have taken place around the Baltic Sea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>I lecture<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>March 4<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Prof. Kristiina Tambets (University of Tartu):Introduction.&nbsp;CoE and Spatiotemporal patterns<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Anneli Poska (TalTech):&nbsp;Paleoclimate and Environment of the Baltic Sea region&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe title=\"I lecture Tambets Poska\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qAD4TuElJe8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>II lecture<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>March 10 <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Irina Khrustaleva (University of Tartu):&nbsp;Selected Aspects of the Stone Age in the Eastern Baltic<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prof. Mait Metspalu (University of Tartu):&nbsp;Ancient DNA perspective on Stone Age by the Baltic Sea&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe title=\"II lecture Metspalu\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HqIm3Ucv6XU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>III lecture<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>March 18<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prof. Gerson Klumpp (University of Tartu):&nbsp;Language relationship: The Uralic language family<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prof. Kristiina Tambets (University of Tartu):&nbsp;Reconstructing the history of Uralic language speakers using modern genomes and ancient DNA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe title=\"III Klumpp Tambets\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/t7tZ-MgszXg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>IV lecture<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>March 25<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prof. Valter Lang (University of Tartu):\u00a0Introduction to Bronze and Iron Age archaeology<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lehti Saag (University of Tartu):\u00a0Ancient DNA perspective on Bronze and Iron Age by the Baltic Sea<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prof. Heiki Valk (University of Tartu):\u00a0\u00a0Natural and geographic factors as agents in forming the settlement, territorial units\u00a0and cultures in the 6th-12th centuries<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe title=\"IV lecture Lang Saag Valk\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QrTLkbKyiW8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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