Migration Narratives in Archaeology
Published in 2023
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72 pages
978-94-6426-202-5 (ISBN)
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Description
Migration is not just a recent, crisis-driven phenomenon, but a fundamental part of human life - and has always been so. This booklet is aimed at everyone who is interested in human migration in the past. In short texts, we first deconstruct twelve common migration stereotypes which are often encountered in both scholarly texts and other media, such as news reports. While most of our texts are written from an archaeological perspective, they also impact how we see migration in the present. For example, are migrations always violent? What is the demographic impact of migrations? How does migration change both migrants and welcoming societies?
A second section explains five common archaeological and scientific methods used to trace past migrations, for example ancient DNA (aDNA), isotopic analysis, and archaeological sourcing methods. In a final part, we present seven selected case studies from the European prehistoric past, from the Stone Age to the early medieval Migration Period. Each text is accompanied by a lavish illustration which functions as a trigger for critical reflection in its own right - whether by provoking laughter, presenting alternative narratives, or inviting emotional responses. The volume also contains a series preface, an introduction, and suggestions for further reading. Enjoy!
This booklet is also available in Norwegian here: Arkeologiske fortellinger om migrasjon
A second section explains five common archaeological and scientific methods used to trace past migrations, for example ancient DNA (aDNA), isotopic analysis, and archaeological sourcing methods. In a final part, we present seven selected case studies from the European prehistoric past, from the Stone Age to the early medieval Migration Period. Each text is accompanied by a lavish illustration which functions as a trigger for critical reflection in its own right - whether by provoking laughter, presenting alternative narratives, or inviting emotional responses. The volume also contains a series preface, an introduction, and suggestions for further reading. Enjoy!
This booklet is also available in Norwegian here: Arkeologiske fortellinger om migrasjon
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Persons
Prof. Dr. Daniela Hofmann:
Daniela Hofmann is Professor at the University of Bergen, but has previously worked in Germany and the UK. She teaches and researches chiefly on the Neolithic of central Europe. Her main areas of interest are the application
Daniela Hofmann is Professor at the University of Bergen, but has previously worked in Germany and the UK. She teaches and researches chiefly on the Neolithic of central Europe. Her main areas of interest are the application
Content
An introduction to the series - HotAcademia and migration: Myths and realities explained
Bisserka Gaydarska, Laura Coltofean-Arizancu and Uros Matic
Migration in the past and present - stereotypes, methods and stories
Daniela Hofmann, Catherine J. Frieman, Astrid Nyland
Migration stereotypes
Stereotype 1: Migration is a recent phenomenon
Stefan Burmeister
Stereotype 2: Migration is mass migration
Stefan Burmeister
Stereotype 3: Migration is a one-way, linear process
Martin Furholt
Stereotype 4: Migrants are a coherent group
Daniela Hofmann
Stereotype 5: Migrants give up their roots when they migrate
Astrid J. Nyland
Stereotype 6: Migrants will eventually assimilate
Daniela Hofmann
Stereotype 7: People don't want to move
Stefan Burmeister
Stereotype 8: Migrations happen because of crises
Martin Furholt
Stereotype 9: Migrants will displace locals demographically
Tim Kerig
Stereotype 10: Genes determine your ethnicity
Eva Fernandez-Dominguez
Stereotype 11: Mobile women are a modern phenomenon
Samantha S. Reiter and Karin Frei
Stereotype 12: Migrations in the past were violent
Astrid J. Nyland
Studying migration in the past: the methods
Method 1: How to read an arrow on a map
Catherine J. Frieman
Method 2: Where do objects come from?
Catherine J. Frieman
Method 3: How languages spread
Rune Iversen
Method 4: Migration is in your bones!
Steinar Solheim
Method 5: How does ancient DNA work?
Eva Fernandez-Dominguez
Migration narratives
Narrative 1: Travelling by boat in the Stone Age
Knut Andreas Bergsvik
Narrative 2: How farming came to Europe
Daniela Hofmann
Narrative 3: Coping with new surroundings in Neolithic Norway
Almut Schülke
Narrative 4: Horses and wagons: technologies of mobility
Niels N. Johannsen
Narrative 5: Mobile women in the Bronze Age
Karin Frei and Samantha S. Reiter
Narrative 6: On the road - paths and routeways
Catherine J. Frieman
Narrative 7: Warriors on the loose? The Migration Period
Stefan Burmeister
Suggested reading
List of authors
Bisserka Gaydarska, Laura Coltofean-Arizancu and Uros Matic
Migration in the past and present - stereotypes, methods and stories
Daniela Hofmann, Catherine J. Frieman, Astrid Nyland
Migration stereotypes
Stereotype 1: Migration is a recent phenomenon
Stefan Burmeister
Stereotype 2: Migration is mass migration
Stefan Burmeister
Stereotype 3: Migration is a one-way, linear process
Martin Furholt
Stereotype 4: Migrants are a coherent group
Daniela Hofmann
Stereotype 5: Migrants give up their roots when they migrate
Astrid J. Nyland
Stereotype 6: Migrants will eventually assimilate
Daniela Hofmann
Stereotype 7: People don't want to move
Stefan Burmeister
Stereotype 8: Migrations happen because of crises
Martin Furholt
Stereotype 9: Migrants will displace locals demographically
Tim Kerig
Stereotype 10: Genes determine your ethnicity
Eva Fernandez-Dominguez
Stereotype 11: Mobile women are a modern phenomenon
Samantha S. Reiter and Karin Frei
Stereotype 12: Migrations in the past were violent
Astrid J. Nyland
Studying migration in the past: the methods
Method 1: How to read an arrow on a map
Catherine J. Frieman
Method 2: Where do objects come from?
Catherine J. Frieman
Method 3: How languages spread
Rune Iversen
Method 4: Migration is in your bones!
Steinar Solheim
Method 5: How does ancient DNA work?
Eva Fernandez-Dominguez
Migration narratives
Narrative 1: Travelling by boat in the Stone Age
Knut Andreas Bergsvik
Narrative 2: How farming came to Europe
Daniela Hofmann
Narrative 3: Coping with new surroundings in Neolithic Norway
Almut Schülke
Narrative 4: Horses and wagons: technologies of mobility
Niels N. Johannsen
Narrative 5: Mobile women in the Bronze Age
Karin Frei and Samantha S. Reiter
Narrative 6: On the road - paths and routeways
Catherine J. Frieman
Narrative 7: Warriors on the loose? The Migration Period
Stefan Burmeister
Suggested reading
List of authors